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Психологическая трансформационная игра Лила Чакра
Психологическая трансформационная игра Лила Чакра Лила Чакра это настольная игра, которая помогает в решении актуальных жизненных задач. И по сути представляет собой психологический семинар, проходящий в игровой форме. Игра создана на базе китайской гадательной системы И-дзинь, Трансформационной и игры Лила. . Бросая кубик и делая шаги по игровому полю, участники получают подсказки относительно сформулированного ими…
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Russian Cinema Club: SnowMaiden (Снегурочка)
Movie “The Snow Maiden” as a reflection of an idea of life in the community. Screening and discussing the movie.
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Russian House #1 as Russian Culture Space, Presentation
History and mini-exhibition of Russian traditional art. Workshop on Russian traditional crafts.
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I do It or Does It Happen?
How would you answer the question above? The ability to see and to take a responsibility can be seen as a criteria of moving ahead on the spiritual path. But what is responsibility? How is that related to human development?
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Russian House#1 Birthday
August 1 – Russian House#1 Birthday. 2015 was our official Openning. Since then we are here showing new way of living, experimenting and looking for better ways of friendship and dialogue with people. This day we welcome your investment to us: Food, Gifts, Friendship hands, Ideas…. Come to help us to celebrate.
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Esoteric and Spiritual Board Games Trial
Trial play of different games during the day, including Chess of Wise, Game, Points of You, Tambolia, Group Works in Russian house #1. There is a variety of Esoteric or Spiritual Games that are based on a particular religious traditions or came from modern new age or psychological ideas. There might be spiritual development maps,…
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Holotropic Breathwork 1 Day Workshop
Holotropic Breathwork is a modality developed by Dr. Stan Grof to allow participants to access the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness through breath and music. This brings you a personalized experience that can result in such things as more joy and freedom in personal relationships, resolution of childhood trauma, a transpersonal satori type…
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Old Man Khottabych. Soviet fantasy film with English subtitles
ld Man Khottabych with English French subtitles is a Sovcolor Soviet fantasy film produced in the USSR by Goskino at Kinostudyia Lenfilm (Lenfilm Studio) in 1956, based on a children’s book of the same name by Lazar Lagin who also wrote the film’s script, and directed by Gennadi Kazansky. A boy named Volka discovers an…
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A conversation about modern Russian culture and Russian postmodernism: What is it?
We ill discuss Russian postmodernism, based on transformations of the “Hero of our time” in the post-Soviet era. Included are Pelevin, and Sorokin, political performance (Pussy Riot), Zhirinovsky, and characters from Leningard’s clips. Давайте побеседуем о русском постмодернизм. Что это и чем он отличается от Американского. О трансформациях “героя нашего времен” в постсоветскую эпоху. Тут…
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OSHO Chakra Breathing Meditation
This active meditation uses deep, rapid breathing and body movement to open and bring awareness, vitality and silence to each of the seven chakras and into your life. The meditation is best done on an empty stomach. Music and bells support the process and signal the beginning of each stage. The meditation is to be…
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Practices for Spiritual and Creativity Development
Intellectual Club to continue the topic of creativity development and better self-understanding methods. Quite or Dynamic Meditations, Breathworks, shamanic circles, spiritual rituals in their variety. What helps and what do you prefer for your creativity and spiritual development? Polina is coming from her second Vipassana sitting and plan to share her personal experience. Welcome to share…
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The Very Same Munchhausen. Soviet movie with English subtitles
The Very Same Munchhausen with English Russian Spanish Czech subtitles is a 1979 Soviet movie, directed by Mark Zakharov. A philosophical and poetic portrait of the famous (or maybe infamous?) Baron Munchhausen. His crazy, yet very merriment, stories, views and behavior is what sets him apart from others. He becomes alienated from the society that…
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Guru PurniMA
Guru Purnima (Poornima) is a spiritual tradition in Indian religions dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers, who are evolved or enlightened humans, ready to share their wisdom, with very little or no monetary expectation, based on Karma Yoga. It is celebrated as a festival in Nepal by the Nepalese Hindus and Buddhists. This festival is…
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The Eve of Ivan Kupalo. Soviet fantasy movie
The Eve of Ivan Kupalo with English subtitles is a 1968 Soviet-Ukrainian fantasy movie directed by Yuri Ilyenko. Piotr is a modest farmhand living in an impoverished village in some unspecified long ago era. He wants to marry the lovely Pidorka, but her stern father won’t hear of it. Luckily, the mischievous demon Bassaruv is…
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PostNewEconomics: What really makes the difference?
We continue the topic about post new economics or mindfulness economy. Russian house #1 is an experiment platform that exist for over 4 years, exploring how human values change the exchange reality. How does conscience matter? What else should change in order economics to be really new? We are going to share our insights and…
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SLAVIC GAMES
July 6th is a traditional slavic holiday, called Ivana Kupala, selebrating the middle of Summer, life and love. We invite you to know more about traditional games and participate.
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Experience week
For you, who is curious about what we do and who we are at Russian house #1, who is interested in personal development, who would like to try a different life style We totally believe that the best way to experience Russian House #1 is to immerse yourself in it. And We invite you…
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Russian House #1 at the Fort Ross Festival
We will participate at Fort Ross Festival with different Russian food options. See you there !
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The Verticals of Spiritual Development
Russian house #1 is a place for spiritual development. But what does it mean ? And what is spiritual path itself? We believe that spiritual development is a Vertical rout, consisting of different stages, related to different life challenges and different human qualities development. There are different spiritual development models exist. For example George Gurdjiev’s Man…
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Systema, the Russian martial arts system. Talk and presentation by Nick Nicholson
Systema (Система, literally meaning “the system”) is a Russian martial art. Systema’s (The System) approach to martial arts and a healthier lifestyle is unique to the world of martial arts. In this demonstration, we hope to show you the basic concepts of this art form and how practical it is. Mobility and adaptability are paramount to this…
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Kizomba dancing class
Kizomba dancing, originated in Angola but also affects other Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, to turn now into a massive phenomenon sweeping all over the world. It’s a striking combination of the intensity of Tango, Caribbean Zouk and Haitian Kompa, with the earthiness of African dance and the complicity of sharing it with a partner. Kizomba,…
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Freedom and Сomputability of Сonscience
Conscience is something important to be considered when making decisions and when expecting the decision from other human being. This process is closely connected with reflection and can be seen both as a predictable phenomena or as a free will act. When and how either of this can happen? Famous Russian mathematician and psychologist Vladimir Lefevr…
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Modern Russian Innovative solutions for problem solving: TRIZ (theory of inventive problem solving)
TRIZ is the Russian acronym for the “Theory of Inventive Problem Solving,” an international system of creativity developed in the U.S.S.R. between 1946 and 1985, by engineer and scientist Genrich S. Altshuller and his colleagues. According to TRIZ, universal principles of creativity form the basis of innovation. TRIZ identifies and codifies these principles, and uses…
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Russian Puzzles with Art at the Source Open Studios 2019
Art of Wisdom. From June 1st through June 10th welcome to Puzzles (Brainteasers) exhibition. Puzzle in Russian is Golovolomka. That means something like the one that twists, breaks your head or mind. If you are ready to come and we will “break your minds” with our puzzles You will have an opportunity to touch, to untangle, to reassemble puzzles back to…
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Rebirthing Breathwork Introduction workshop
This is the taste and introduction to Rebirthing practice. Rebirthing breathwork is a powerful method to heal your traumas and overcome old frontiers.Rebirthing brings you expanded awareness on all levels and helps to navigate in the alternate states of consciousness, connecting with your true self. Rebirthing was invented in 1970s by Leonard Orr and became…
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Osho Dynamic Meditation
Osho Dynamic Meditation is one of the the most playful methods of meditation to get into a state that is thoughtless yet blissful, alone yet connected to everything around you. It is an hour long process with 5 stages involving intense breathing, catharsis, mantra chanting, silence and finally celebrating. The process first awakens your inner…
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Bandelion Performance
Bandelion will present music and dance excerpts of our current work-in-progress, Room to Fall Apart, exploring the freedom and groundlessness of breaking free from mainstream traditions to find a deeper sense of belonging. Bandelion is the core research ensemble directed by Eric Kupers as part of the inclusive performance company, Dandelion Dancetheater. Learn more here: www.dandeliondancetheater.org
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Movie Club: ILYA MUROMETS AND NIGHTINGALE THE ROBBER
Ilya Muromets is one of the legendary medieval heroes of Russia called “Bogatyr” The bogatyri always did their best to protect the Russian land against all kinds of invaders – both real and fictitious. In modern Russian the word “bogatyr” means “a strong person.” ILYA MUROMETS AND NIGHTINGALE THE ROBBER is animated feature film by Melnitsa Animation Studio,…
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Svobodnoe D’uhanie – Free Breathing Introduction workshop (Berkeley)
Free breathing – unique integration breathing technique created in Russia. Workshop includes a theory of Free Breathing breathing style and its principals, session and integration sharing after the breathwork. Facilitator – Tatiana Ginzburg, PhD in transpersonal psychology, Breathwork facilitator from 1993 PhD in transpersonal psychology, 20 years of experience in various breathwork, founder of European…
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Creativity as step towards the meaning of life.
Report from the Maker Fair 2019 Discussion what is creativity, how creativity can help to find your meaning of life Russian House as environment for the development of creativity and self actualization
Find out more »Beyond Burning Man: Mindfulness Economy
Russian House#1 is a sustainable project, that operates according to the principles of self- organisation. It is a step further, beyond Burning Man gifting economy and beyond current principles of economics. Why ? We are not just for temporary gifting of something insignificant, We exist for over 4 years now, We are in current capitalistic society, but we…
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Mafia Game
Millions of people play the intellectual game Mafia all around the world. Let’s play this fascinating game too! What is Mafia? Mafia is a group game that enables personal growth, and it creates a great environment for interacting with other people. Most people see the game as a team-building and psychological training. Mafia’s predecessors are The Werewolves…
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Victory DAY
9 0f May is Victory Day in Great Patriotic War. Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the surrender of Nazis in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (after midnight, thus…
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Understanding your MIND
Reflection on the ways of Mind functioning Diana Slattery about: 1. Scientology 2. Psychedelics 3. Buddism as practice
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Предвкушение Любви
6 – 9 мая погружение в ПРЕДВКУШЕНИЕ ЛЮБВИ “Я пришел вам помочь, а вы жалуетесь, что я не хочу плакать с вами» Фридрих Ницше Мир любит меня! Каждое дуновение ветра, человек на пути, шебуршание листвы… И я хочу пригласить вас в этот мир. Тот, который любит. Тот, который щедро дает… …
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Anticipation of Love
The World loves me! I am inviting you to this world, the world that loves. The world that generously gives. The world that helps me understand the Truth, often using unique methods, forcing me to suffer or provocates me for heroic acts. This happens ALLwaYES: now, immediately, and this instant. I am aware of this,…
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Dialogue – pathway to the Sky
Dialogue – pathway to the Sky What is the principles of Effective Communication? When to speak and when to listen? What would be effectiveness in sense of Communication? Tatiana Ginzburg put forward idea and principles for Dialogue.
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Game Mastery Workshop
This is will be talk and some presentation of Game Mastery School, which is School of 5th way according to Gurdjieff system. Game Mastery is an amazing methodology that allows you to transform your life from a black & white routine to a colorful fairytale. Game Mastery helps you to learn the magic of creating…
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The Game: Money and Spirituality
The Game is culmination of experience of the Findhorn (Scotland) community gathered over the last 50 years with the focus of transforming money into spirituality. The semi-magical ritual of self-realization in money flow and discover one’s own strengths and weaknesses. The Game helps people in all financial situations to understand their feelings and beliefs about…
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Pirozhki Party
If you like pirozhki – it is perfect day for you to come to Russian House! We will cook and eat Pirozhki! You can learn our recipe from our Cook Book! Pirozhki are an authentic Russian “mini-pie” that come in many different shapes and can be filled with tons of different sweet, savory, or even…
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We are at Maker Faire Bay Area 2019!
We will present our unique collection of our amazing puzzles that helps your brain to be SHARP! Welcome to meet us and play with us! Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement. Part science fair, part…
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Transformation GAME as a tool for consciousness development
Transformational Game is one of the best tools to solve puzzle of your life. What to do? Where to go? Who am I? What is the purpose of my life? You can work on those questions together with experienced Facilitator. Sometimes life is filled with blessings, insights, and a heart-felt sense of connection with people…
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Шкалы Сложности / Scales of Complexity
Способность ставить и решать задачи – одна из самых важных для развития человеческого в Человеке. Этот клуб мы собираемся посвятить рассмотрению вариантов шкал сложных задач. Рассматривая разнообразные системы решения задач: ТРИЗ (теория решения изобретательских задач), теорию управления, матрицу 7х7 и многие другие мы будем искать оптимальную шкалу для нового проекта ШИ – Института “49” или…
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In-Spiring Labour Weekend
Leading up to the celebration of the 1st of May (Russian Labor Day) we are looking forward to your heroic action at the Russian House # 1! We will give you an opportunity to apply your talents: strength, agility, perseverance, creativity, patience and many others for the benefit of all mankind and specifically our RUSSIAN…
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Богатырь ли Ты?
Уикенд “Трудовой Подвиг” 27-28 апреля В преддверии празднования 1-го мая мы ждем вас в Russian House#1! Мы дадим вам возможность применить свои таланты: силы, ловкости, усидчивости, креативности, терпения и многие другие на благо человечества и конкретно нашего RUSSIAN HOUSE#1. Мы предложим вам множество сложных задач, взявшись за которые вы непременно усовершенствуетесь! Наша благодарность будет разнообразна:…
Find out more »Transpersonal Psychology: Future
Tatiana Ginzburg report from the Conference of Transpersonal Psychology and we will organize the discussion – “Where is Transpersonal Psychology is going too?”
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Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard
In his first public interview in more than a decade, pop culture icon of the 1970s and 80s, Werner Erhard breaks his long silence about his ideas, his life and his controversial program “est”that became “the thing” to do among celebrities and middle America and fueled today’s multi-billion dollar personal growth industry. With exclusive and…
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Passover Seder – The LAST SUPPER
Eve of Bicycle Day In memory of Albert Hofmann Baba Yaga aka MaDzaru and Mashel Will spend the evening with you and maybe even the night aptitude This will be an experiment based on Good Friday Prerequisites: Prior experience with altered states of consciousness and aptitude for reflection No prizes are given but you may…
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Peak Experience/Being/States of consciousness presentation
Alexander Enskat I am 26 and recently graduated with a Masters in Existential, Humanistic, and Transpersonal Psychology from Saybrook University. I am passionate about discussing and applying peak experiences toward transpersonal sights on Being, wholeness, and higher human functioning. A peak experience happened in my own life and I’ve since explored myself to a degree…
Find out more »Russian Cosmism
Russian Cosmism is the philosophy of the embodied infinite human ideals: the human immortality, space exploration, transhumanism and the wholeness and interconnection of the Universe. Among the founders of the Russian Cosmism can be named Nikolay Fedorov, Constantin Tsiolkovsky, Vladimir Vernadsky, Alexandr Chizhevsky…
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An Evening of Space Rock and Talk
SPACE ROCK and TALK with Jim and Kathy Ocean with special guest, Dr. Steve Howell An interactive evening of live music and conversation featuring the Ocean’s collection of original “space rock” and special guest Q&A with Dr. Steve Howell, former project scientist for NASA’s premier exoplantet finding missions: Kepler and K2, and the current head…
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Movie: GAGARIN: FIRST IN SPACE
April, the 12th is the Cosmonautics day in Russia. It is a day when first human came to the Space! We will start to celebrate from watching a movie about Yuri Gagarin He became the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed one orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961.
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TOMORROW!!!!! The Secret of Carlos Castaneda (a Film by Vladimir Maykov)
Unique event with Vladimir Maykov April 10th from 7.00pm We got a special guest from Russia: Vladimir Maykov Leader of Russian Transpersonal Psychology Movement He will come with a unique film, done by him personally: The Secret of Carlos Castaneda (a Film by Vladimir Maykov) Only TOMORROW 7pm – Movie + discussion An investigation of his life,…
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Integration of Infinity as idea of Enlightenment
This Intellect club we will be devoted to the idea of Infinity. Tatiana Ginzburg will share her doctoral research about Actual and Potential Infinity as a foundation for integration approach to Human Psyche.
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The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich – movie and discussion
At the end of his life, Wilhelm Reich – psychiatrist and experimental scientist searching for the fundamentals of life – finds himself on trial, charged with deception. His dream of liberating human individuality makes him a dangerous opponent of an American system that is striving after 1945 for global hegemony, using all available means. Was…
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DA-Breathing. From Loneliness to Closeness and Sincerity. 5 days workshop
DA Breathing is a Breathing practice of acceptance and recognition of kindness that surrounds us. DA in Russian means YES. DA comes not through artificial escaping to positive whatever happens and not through rejecting your emotions but through true sincerity and acceptance. It is a possibility to break the chains of habitual loneliness, meet and accept your worries, open towards the World and…
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Inspiration: introduction to different breathwork styles
Welcome to our basic Breathwork workshop, Your doorway to self-exploration and transpersonal experiences! Each day we will introduce a different breathwork style. Theory and Practice of the basic breathing style to reach altered states of consciousness. Day 1 – Rebirthing Day 2- Holotropic Breathwork Day 3 – Vivation Day 4 – Free Breathing In our…
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Week of Russian Cosmism
April, the 12th is the Cosmonautics day in Russia. And we are going to celebrate this event in Russian house #1 with the week of Russian Cosmism, as the unique philosophical stream taking its start from the beginning of the 20th century in Russia. Russian Cosmism is the philosophy of the embodied infinite human ideals:…
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Global Enlightenment Society
Constituent Assembly of the Global Enlightenment Society in the program: TATIANA GINZBURG’s CONCEPTUAL TALK “Enlightenment is possible” Discussion Brainstorming about Grounds of Society Free topic Учредительное собрание общества “Глобальное Просветление” в программе: 1. КОНЦЕПТУАЛЬНЫЙ доклад Татьяны Гинзбург “ПРОСВЕТЛЕНИЕ – ВОЗМОЖНО!” 2. Дискуссия 3. Мозговой штурм об основаниях для общества 4. Свободная тема
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Holotropic Breathwork
Holotropic Breathwork is a modality developed by Dr. Stan Grof to allow participants to access the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness through breath and music. This brings you a personalized experience that can result in such things as more joy and freedom in personal relationships, resolution of childhood trauma, a transpersonal satori type…
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Baba Yaga will visit Russian House #1 soon!
Baba Yaga is supernatural being who appears as ferocious-looking woman Baba Yaga flies around in a mortar, wields a pestle and dwells deep in the forest in a hut standing on chicken legs Baba Yaga may help or hinder those that encounter or seek her out She leaves on the border between Worlds of alive…
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Jimmy Mathews and Ricky Geggie’s evening of Transformative Stories.
Come and participate in Jimmy Mathews and Ricky Geggie’s evening of Sounds and Stories. Bring your curiosity. What kind of stories do you want? f you wish, bring some of your stories and instruments. Jimmy’s a sound healer/writer/grandfather. Rick’s a teacher/healer grandfather. Both are looking for ways to be useful and enjoy.
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Inner Listening Poetry & Piano: Izzy Green, Ann Marie Cheney and friends!
You are invited to bring and read with piano accompaniment your own selections of poetry that reflect Inner-Listening ideas “How like a prayer, this music – a meditation in sound notes floating in space, connected to something greater, something whole that is both music and silence.” Anne Marie Cheney “Jerry’s original improvisations on popular and classical…
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Secrets of the Color of Light
Color is real, but only in our minds. Physics measures the stimulus but cannot reach the perception. Color helps us understand reality. Do you know: – there are more than three primary colors – brown and orange are the same hue – a third of the visible colors aren’t in the rainbow – why moonlight…
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MASLENITSA: Time For Pancakes and Celebration of the Sun!
MASLENITSA is the Ancient Slavic tradition to invite Spring into Life. Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic folk holiday that takes place the week before the start of Russian Orthodox Lent (this year, it starts March 18). Though now tied to the Christian calendar, Maslenitsa has roots in ancient Slavic sun worshippers — it originally marked the…
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Sojourn in Russia. Video presentation and discussion
In 1991 a military coup overthrew communism in the Soviet Union and introduced a new era to Russian society. At that same time, a cultural and religious tour of Russia was taking place. Come for a video presentation and discussion of this important historical event. See the Fall of communism. Explore the cultural, musical and…
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piano and poetry
International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 every year. International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. March 8th, or Women’s Day, is roughly comparable to Mother’s Day in the rest of the world, except that it celebrates all women – mothers, sisters, teachers,…
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Singer Songwriter Evening with Troubadour Fools
Sasha’s music and poetry are inspired by poetic traditions of Russian Rock, esoteric disciplines, philosophy, his own life experiences and sense of humor that he carries through his life as a native of Odessa while music draws from an eclectic mix of rock, reggae, folk, world, metal and whatever else flows through. With no formal…
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True relationships. Presentation of the Seminar.
If you are looking for how to make your relationships more meaningful and deep we invite you to our talk about true relationships. We will discuss True relationships within Yourself, The World and people. And we will introduce some of the unique practices developed by Russian famous esoteric Boris Zolotov which we study during our True relationships Seminar
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Introduction to Rebirthing Breathwork. Presentation
This is introduction to Rebirthing practice with Tatyana Urusova Presentation includes a theory of Rebirthing breathing style, its principals, question-and-answer session and a little taste of this breath work practice This is an open meeting for both inexperienced and experienced people. Rebirthing breathwork is a powerful method to heal your traumas and overcome old frontiers.Rebirthing brings you expanded awareness on…
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Theatre Acting Skills for Awakening the Creative Spirit
This 3 hour long workshop will help you to delve into your inner “I” and understand and sense your true self through a series of physical and psychological exercises involving breath, sound, voice, movement, and self awareness. You will deepen your sense of space, time, and rhythm. You will learn how to sense and understand…
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Day of the Total Liberation!
January 27 is a Day of a lifting the siege of Leningrad The biggest and most cruel siege in the history January 27 is a special day for St. Petersburg. In 1944, then — Leningrad was fully freed from the blockade by fascist troops that had kept the city besieged from 8 September 1941 (for…
Find out more »What is Freedom? What Does It Mean to Be Free?
Freedom is something that most people find pride in, to be grateful for. But What Is Freedom, And How Can We Define It? Welcome to discuss
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Russian Food Tasting Day
Dear Friends! We launch Kickstarter for our cookbook with the best recipes from our restaurant and we invite everyone on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 to Russian House for a 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆 of the dishes from the book! This is how the idea of writing a cookbook emerged: People liked the food in our restaurant, they cooked…
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A day of Osho Meditations
On this day dedicated to imbibing and living Osho’s teachings, we will taste some of his work. The emphasis will be on experiencing rather than thinking. We will learn Osho meditation techniques which can be practiced every day. 10 am Active osho meditation 11.15 to 11.30 am tea break 11.30 am Nadabrahma Meditation 12 30 lunch…
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Love is the Resonance with theFlow of Live
Public Lecture with Siegmar Gerken, Ph.D. Love is the Resonance with theFlow of Live. Embodiment, Personal Development, the Flow of Life and the State of Love Topics like the ‘Brain on Love’ and others gain much popularity these days. We would like to know how we function so that we may just ‘rewire’ our brain and…
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Inner Listening Poetry & Piano: Izzy Green, Ann Marie Cheney and friends!
Peace Inhaling, I take inside me all the rage: fires of rage exploding everywhere – forests, mountains, people, the sea, on fire. Within I pour love over it all; unending, inexhaustible. Divine love. Exhaling, my breath becomes peace carried on the breeze to all creation. c Anne Marie Cheney Oct. 2018…
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Self-development, its criteria and scales. Setting goals for self-development for the New Year.
We will discuss different models that can help to find direction of self-development. The Enneagram of Personality Matrix 7 by 7
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PostPostmodernistic festival of inner practices “LUCY 2.0”
Friends! You are invited to our 20th anniversary New Year Workshop of the Game Mastery School. The New Year Workshop is a point of singularity, an opportunity to transcend yourself above the whirlpool of life, to look beyond your boundaries and to see the next steps. Друзья, приглашаю вас на наш 20-й, юбилейный праздничный Новогодний…
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Christmas Celebration: Open Mic, Gift Auction And Fundraising
Gift Auction And Fundraising – all day Open Mic 6-8 pm
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Metaphysical Aspects of Quantum Physics with Laurance Doyle
We will present some aspects of quantum physics that are turning natural science into metaphysical directions as the more correct interpretation of reality. This will include a detailed look at the double-slit experiment, quantum teleportation, “free will” aspects of Bell’s Inequalities, and a possible realization of a cosmic-scale delayed-choice experiment. Even though it sounds very…
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Money and Spirituality: actual discussion about the way earnings may support spiritual growth
Can there be a balance between earning money and spiritual development? What are the possible ways of earnings that may support spiritual growth? Can GIG-economy model help? Welcome for our Sunday discussion. Bring your own examples !
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Future of Russian House #1: аdvantages/disadvantages of becoming a nonprofit organization
Conflicting views on help and gratitude.
Helping others is good. But help is different, and each of us has stories when we experienced it for ourselves: when we were delighted with right help at the right time or when the help of others only irritated us. Lets discuss what is help and what is gratitude.
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Self-actualization vs Self-comfort
Debates Are you ready to sacrifice the comfort in favor of the Self–actualization? Self–actualization definition, examples, and more. …
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Gratitude Farm Dinner with Let’s Go Farm
Saturday evening, Let’s Go Farm and Russian House 1 invite all our friends for Dinner. The harvest is past, the summer has ended and before Thanksgiving, we thanks all the farmers who working hard and support us throughout all this year. To express this gratitude, we initiated this dinner. Join us for vegetarian food cooked…
Find out more »DA-Breathing. From Loneliness to Closeness and Sincerity
Breathwork practice DA-Breathing is a possibility to brake the chains of habitual loneliness, meet and accept your worries, open towards the World and other Human Beings and to experience the Bliss of Life Flow. DA in Russian means YES. DA comes not through artificial escaping to positive whatever happens and not through rejecting your emotions but through true sincerity and acceptance….
Find out more »The Game Money and Spirituality
The Game Money and Spirituality is a simulation game developed more than 15 years ago at the community Findhorn (Scotland) to help people in all financial situations to understand the feelings and beliefs we have about money in our lives and in society. There’s a very limited belief that’s still circling around in some spiritual…
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New Economy and Communities. Insights from experimental new Economies in Communities.
Insights from experimental new Economies in Communities. (New time-currency from Startribe, Gift Economy at Burning Man, Pay from your Wisdom at the Russia house) How might they affect the future of our global economy?
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Superhero Activation Days at Russian House #1
Russian House and StarTribe Alliance invite you to special community event! Two days of wonderous workshops, exciting communal projects, rich home-cooked nourishment, discussions, ceremony, celebration, art, and music! Come help improve, grow, and strengthen this amazing space while enjoying the inspirational companionship of fellow Superhero activators! Please bring your own inspirations and plan to share…
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Psychology of Completeness and different approaches to it.
Psychology of Completeness and different approaches to it (from Brant’s Integral Psychology to Psychedelics in the context of Psychology of Completeness)
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Who is spiritual Teacher?
Sunday club after SAND (Science and Nonduality Conference in San Jose). Tatiana Ginzburg was there, and will share some experience from this year SAND plus we will look more precisely on a question – who is really spiritual teacher, and who is just a story teller? Criteria of spiritual development. these are some piece…
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Experience week
For you, who is curious about what we do and who we are at Russian house #1, those who would like to support us, those who would like to try a different life style we have this event! You can stay with us for 7 days! Experience week is an opportunity: to get an experience…
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True relationships – Истинные Отношения
мы предлагаем сконцентрироваться на теме “Истинных Отношений”. Близкие отношения с людьми – есть то, что питает, приносит силы и часто дает возможность развития. Как изменить свои отношения в сторону Близости и Гармонии? Как преодолеть Экзистенциальную Бездну между собой и Другим? Все это с помощью трансперсональных и иных практик Школы Игратехников под чарующим руководством Татьяны…
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baba Yaga meets you!
Baba Yaga is a supernatural being who appears as a ferocious-looking woman. Baba Yaga flies around in a mortar, wields a pestle, and dwells deep in the forest in a hut standing on chicken legs. Baba Yaga may help or hinder those that encounter or seek her out. She leaves on the border between Worlds…
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Halloween: Diving into Dark
Organ music, dark space, games, and attempts to dive in to dark side of your souls…. Be carful! Come only if you are ready! The Seybold Reed Pipe Organ is a chapel organ built around 1900 in Elgin, Illinois and sold in San Francisco, and possesses seven ranks, housing more than twice as many reeds…
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Realizing the Unity of All Existence and Live With the Will of Your Heart
Siegmar Gerken PhD., ECP, HP at the Russian House in Jenner Sunday October 28 from 5 – 7pm Realizing the Unity of All Existence and Live With the Will of Your Heart™ What does embodiment and personality has to do with catalyzing a paradigm shift? How can personal development and the expansion of conscious perception…
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Da Breathing workshop in Foster City
DA Breathing is a Breathing practice of acceptance and recognition of kindness that surrounds us Do you want to try new Breathing Method that helps to broaden your experience and understanding? Do you want to learn a new way for an internal conflict resolution? Do you want to integrate different flows in One big Stream? Come and…
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Psychology of Completeness – new approach to Self-exploration
Throughout the history, with creating a system of self-exploration, human being gave a birth to Psychology: first, as from an animal, there was developed behaviorism. Than Human tried to look inside himself, cutting himself to parts, so psychoanalysis was born (appeared on stage). Being tied from playing with parts, Human being started to learn how…
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Holotropic Breathwork
We are very excited to invite you to a magical journey deep within ourselves A unique opportunity to let go of the limiting patterns we follow, to cleanse and to evolve! Holotropic breathwork, a therapeutic method designed by Dr. Stan Grof to stimulate an altered state of consciousness through breath and music. “Holotropic,” which comes…
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Mystery of Breathing (3 days self exploration retreat)
«Breath of breaths, all is breath» (Ecclesiastes 1:2) The spirit of breathing inspirits us. The spirit of breathing is with us all our life. The spirit of breathing is a power that creates change. At “The Mystery of Breathing” workshop we will totally immerse ourselves in breathing practices and self-exploration. Western (Rebirthing, Holotropic breathing, Vivation,…
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Xperience the Game
Jai and Karen are Master facilitators for Xperience the Game. They are also inventors, CEO and President of Xperience Technologies, who is presently evolving this process of radical self discovery into an immersive virtual representation of the Quantum Universe. The Goal if the Game is to actualize your highest potential and then help the other…
Find out more »Healthy Happy Hour Saturday night
Jai and Karen are Master facilitators for Xperience the Game. They are also inventors, CEO and President of Xperience Technologies, who is presently evolving this process of radical self discovery into an immersive virtual representation of the Quantum Universe. They will have a Healthy Happy Hour Saturday night, tasting some of the highest quality nutraceutical…
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Loneliness vs relationships. Nuclear family vs. tribal community
Loneliness vs relationships. Pros and cons of living in the community Burning man and loneliness in the crowd. How to build a common with others and live in the community without losing yourself?
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Let’s cook borsch together!
You are welcome to cook borsch together with us on the 8th of September, at 10 am. You may already know that we are working on our unique Russian House #1’s Cook Book! In order to support our Kick-starter campaign and give you some taste of the book, we are ready to share with you…
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Consciousness Studies – An Overview from Allan Combs
Allan Combs, PhD, is a consciousness researcher, neuropsychologist, and systems theorist at The California Institute of Integral Studies where he is the Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies. In 2012 he was named the Navin and Pratibha Doshi Professor of Consciousness Studies at CIIS and elected to the Board of Directors of Nalanda International….
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Loneliness – Pros and Cons
Recent research has indicated that loneliness is a common condition in America for people of all ages, especially elderly people and adolescents. This presentation is focused on the problem of the positive and the negative sides of being alone. Complex analysis of the problem includes philosophical anthropology, psychological personality theory and psychometric data. Traditional views…
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Transformation by Burning Man! What does it mean?
We are looking forward to the Burning Man 2018 “The playa provides,” is one of the most powerful and universally shared experiences of burner culture – but it has a funny way of providing exactly what you need – and not always what you want, Our goal for this year is to get our own transformation experience…
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Solo Piano Jazz
Charles Lang has played regularly at Havana Bar in Potsdam, Germany, Monticello Seasonal Cuisine in Davis, California, Common Grounds, Guinevere’s Cafe and Bistro, and Uvaggio Wine Bar (all in Woodland), and plays at Vinces’s Ristorante in West Sacramento since 2016. He played at haight/ashbury’s Club Deluxe twice in 2016 and and has played at Blue…
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Would you like to win a Burning Man ticket? We are happy to announce a contest!
Looking for a Burning Man ticket? We are happy to announce a contest! You probably already knew that Burning Man inspired us to create Russian House #1. Our mission is global enlightenment, we will be happy to help you to get your own transformation experience. And we are happy to announce a contest! We are…
Find out more »“The Farm” and eco-village movement: some highlights and point for discussion
Albert Bates, one of the oldest members of The Farm Community was recently our guest in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. I don’t know what to say about The Farm other than it is perhaps the only surviving hippy commune from the Summer of Love. Or that it was 1500 vegans strong before vegan was cool. Or that…
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Презентация книги Татьяны Гинзбург «Я здесь!»
Презентация новой книги Татьяны Гинзбург «Я здесь!» и беседа о вечных вопросах 16 августа, в 7 вечера в клубе «Самовар» Татьяна Гинзбург представит свою новую книгу – двухтомник, в которой она делится результатами 20-летнего поиска ответов на вечные вопросы: «Кто Я? Зачем Я здесь? Какова моя миссия?». «… научиться различать Истину от иллюзий, пристально вглядываться…
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Psychology: Past, Present, and Future
The 126th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association will be held August 9-12,2018, in San Francisco, California. After this Convention Tatyana Ginzburg will review the history of psychology, and the endeavor by scientists to answer the question posed by philosophers: who am I? ПСИХОЛОГИЯ – прошлое и будущее? Новые тренды и давно забытое старое. Где скрывается Я?
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The Edge of Aslan’s Razor and Spatial Relativity. Presentation by Leo Everett Madrid Jr.
Saturday 12:00 – 4:00 Entrainment Salon 6:00-9:00PM Anthromurmuration Poster Presentation Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 Entrainment Salon While researching the concepts of creativity & inspiration and the occurrence of art movements in 2012, I happened upon a news report about the Global Consciousness Project and the mystery surrounding the behavior of the Random Event Generators created…
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Games with meaning. Игры со смыслом
Game as a sort of unproductive activity is known to us since early childhood. Nevertheless, it’s through playing games that we first learn the basic life principles and grow in this wonderful phenomenal world. Later on, being teenagers or grown-ups, we get involved eagerly in all sorts of social games: career, marriage, politics… As we…
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Meaning and Existentialist ideas in Russian Philosophy
Attempts to understand the concept of “meaning” and the deep search for the meaning of life are characteristic features of Russian philosophy, and many thinkers have offered their own options for overcoming existentialism and finding meaning. The talk will trace the specific Russian roots of existentialist views that were different than in Western Europe….
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Охота за Смыслом! Expedition for Meaning.
According to Wikipedia, meaning is the substance of a phenomenon in the context of reality. The Game Masters School explains meaning as a subjective value of the essence of the event. The GM are inviting you to join them in their new quest for Meaning. The Meaning of life. The Meaning of I….
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Meaning as the focus of an emerging worldview
Last century, personal meaning was a marginal concept in a psychological mainstream. That was hardly acknowledged by academic science, but currently situation has changed. We see a burst of interest in Meaning as part of a general existential turn. Why meaning? This question is twofold. Firstly, why does psychology need the concept of meaning as one…
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Happiness and Wellbeing as a side effect of Meaningful Life
Tatiana Ginzburg will give a report from the conference in Meaning, which just finished in B.C. Home Eudamonic happiness is a standard of well-being based on the actualization of human potential. This concept consist of three primary categories: psychological well-being, authentic happiness, and self-acceptance. https://medium.com/@sarah.rose/what-is-eudamonic-happiness-f2b0438969a6 “Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning…
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RUSSIAN HOUSE BIRTHDAY
We are having 3 year birthday on August 1st ANTI-RESTAURANT DAY!!!! Come with your own food or be ready to cook and feed us for our birthday party :))
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Ivan Kupala’s day
7th of July we celebrate Ivan Kupala’s day. Ivan Kupala is Eastern Slavs’ old holiday dedicated to summer solstice. It was believed that the shortest night that year celebrated the triumph of Light over Darkness. It’s considered beneficial to practice special cleansing rituals using the power of water and fire on that day. Russian House…
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Open doors at Russian House #1
We are inviting everyone who is searching for a new way of interaction with people and the world to join us on the 29th of July. Russian House#1 is a frontier, a sustainable project which realizes the attempt to create an interactive and effective environment for spiritual practice. In essence, Russian House continues the human…
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The Question of priority on a multi task environment
Multi-tasking: What strategies do you use to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize multiple, concurrent tasks and meet deadlines while producing consistently error-free work?
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Please support our project of publishing Russian House #1 Culinary Book
Dear Friends! Please support our project of publishing Russian House #1 Culinary Book based on exclusive recipes that we put into practice daily. What is in this book? – Russian recipes enriched with Californian products – Californian products enriched with Russian recipes – Ayurvedic taste combinations that help to harmonize the recipes and make these…
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Встреча с Альбертом Бейтсом
У нас в гостях – редкий человек! Впервые в России! Встреча с Альбертом Бейтсом – “Потерянная культура Крутых” в офисе Школы Игратехников в Санкт-Петербурге.(Фурштатская улица 12, Санкт-Петербург, Россия, 191028) Альберт Бейтс – один из лидеров коммьюнити The Farm, США. Активист экологического движения, пермакультуры, один из инициаторов создания GEN. Условия участия: – взнос из продуктов вашего…
Find out more »Lunch with the Meaning in San Francisco
Dear Friends ! We decided to bring the flavour of Russian house #1 to San Francisco with “mini intellectual club” meet ups there. There will be a special topic that we can discuss over the Lunch with the Meaning. We invite you for the first Lunch on Wednesday, July 25th @ 12 pm at Samovar Tea…
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Can Quantum Physics Ever Explain Consciousness?
In this talk, Steve will explain why the world we perceive is not the true reality. He then presents several views of how consciousness may or may not be related to the physical world, especially the weirdness of quantum mechanics. Then drawing upon stories from subjective experience, Steve demonstrates that consciousness can’t be part of…
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Do my dog and I think alike? Рефлексивность как главный критерий Homo sapiens.
How can we learn to think better than our pets? Why do we need to learn how to think in the first place? In fact, we often refer the common phrase “I think” to a chaotic stream of thoughts. But is it really thinking? Рефлексивность это способность человека к рефлексии, т. е. к наблюдению самого…
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GURU PURNIMA meditation
Guru GyanGuru Purnima is observed on the full moon day during Ashadha month as per Hindu calendar. Guru Puja or Guru Worship is done on this day. Traditionally disciple offer puja and pay their obeisance to their Guru or teachers on this day. Guru in Sanskrit is translated as “dispeller of darkness and refers to…
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Holotropic Breathwork
Holotropic Breathwork is a technique developed by Dr. Stanislav Grof and his wife in the mid-1970s. It allows participants to access the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness through breath and music. Holotropic Breathwork brings you a personalized experience that can result in such things as more joy and freedom in personal relationships, resolution…
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The Historic ‘California Collection’ from Russia
Please join us for dinner and conversation with Robin Joy Wellman who recently retired after 27 years at Fort Ross State Historic Park where she worked with natural and cultural history interpretation. Her focus will highlight personal stories of the two trips she lead to Russia with local tribal members from Kashaya, Coast Miwok, Dry…
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Pelmeni Party
Celebration of famous Russian dumplings – Pelmeni! Try different kinds of pelmeni: meat, sweat, vegetarian in Russian house #1. What is pelmeni? Basically, it’s a type of dumpling consisting of a particular filling that is wrapped in thin uneven dough. It is usually accompanied by lashings of sour cream. The fillings differ but essentially they…
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From fragmentation to integration. How to live in harmony with yourself?
Integration at the mask / shadow level. Ken Wilber’s integral theory and Stages of integration Why integrate with others, with World?
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New economics: meaning and practice
Russian house # 1 is a 3 years old experiment in the field of New Economics. What have we learned ? What is New economics at all? What is it Future? Welcome for open discussion !
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Inspiration: introduction to different breathwork styles
Welcome to our basic Breathwork workshop, Your doorway to self-exploration and transpersonal experiences! Each day we will introduce a different breathwork style. Theory and Practice of the basic breathing style to reach altered states of consciousness. Day 1 – Rebirthing Day 2- Holotropic Breathwork Day 3 – Vivation Day 4 – Free Breathing In our…
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Experience week
Experience week is an opportunity: – to get an experience of living, working, meditating together with core of Russian House team -to create a new friendship; -to dive in our post-modernistic russian atmosphere; -to find out how to build team-relationships with other participants; -to practice our meditations, games, discussion, which we use on a daily…
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The Game “Money and spirituality”
There’s a very limited belief that’s still circling around in some spiritual communities that money and spirituality don’t go together. We, however, know this is far from the truth! We are ready to share with you our half-magical ritual of self-awareness in money flow and discovery your own strength and weak qualities (50-years experience of…
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Why Shamanism in needed today, presentation by Stanley Kripner
This presentation will focus on the contributions that shamanic wisdom can make to people living in the 21st century. In psychological terms, shamans are community sanctioned practitioners who obtain information in ways no ordinarily available to their peers, using this information to help and to heal community members. Some of these non-ordinary ways of knowing…
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Duo’Xplore: a guitar and saxophone performance at the Russian House 1
15th Annual Sonoma-Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Festival to feature Jazz Music, Russian Cuisine and Culture at Russian House #1 in Jenner “where the River meets the Ocean” On Mothers’ Day, Sunday May 13th, from 6:00-9:00 p.m., as part of the 15th Annual Sonoma-Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Festival, Russian House #1 in Jenner, will…
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Communities in PostModernistic Society
Communities in PostModernistic Society Reflection on the Past, including communities experiences as: Morningstar Radjneeshpuram New Buffalo And will try to Imagine the Future With our special guests: Arthur Kopecky – author of the book “New Buffalo” Svetlana Vubornova from Shiram community in Russia Art Kopecky, advocate for the Peaceful Revolution, and author…
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The week of controversial GURU Osho Radjneesh
The week of controversial GURU Osho Radjneesh. Each day – Dynamic Meditation – 7am Mystic Rosa – 7pm Watching movie – Wild Wild Country – about 8pm Sunday club – 5pm – Discussion – “Osho – The Great deceiver or Awakened Person?” Radjneeshpuram – utopia or reality? How far we are from that now?
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Meeting with John Law, one of the co-founders of Burning Man and Cacophony Society
Meeting and Discussion with John Law, one of the co-founders of Burning Man and Cacophony Society @ Russian house #1. We invited John to discuss the influence and results of Burning man culture from the beginning until now and to think about what can be next frontier in cultural and spiritual community movement. …
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Rebirthing Breathwork Introduction workshop
This is the taste and introduction to Rebirthing practice. Rebirthing breathwork is a powerful method to heal your traumas and overcome old frontiers.Rebirthing brings you expanded awareness on all levels and helps to navigate in the alternate states of consciousness, connecting with your true self. Rebirthing was invented in 1970s by Leonard Orr and became…
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Piano and Guitar Life Concert With Marc Capelle and Tom Ayres
Welcome to our Music event! Guitar and Piano performance by Marc Capelle and Tom Ayres See you on Apr. 28th @ 5pm!
Find out more »Inspiration: introduction to different breathwork styles
Welcome to our basic Breathwork workshop, Your doorway to self-exploration and transpersonal experiences! Each day we will introduce a different breathwork style. Theory and Practice of the basic breathing style to reach altered states of consciousness. Day 1 – Rebirthing Day 2- Holotropic Breathwork Day 3 – Vivation Day 4 – Free Breathing In our…
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May Day – the Real Labor Day
Когда-то много лет назад 1 мая было Советским Праздником. Демонстрация, шарики, раскидайчики, вкусные обеды у бабушки после демонстрации на Невском – то, что я помню из этого дня. Мы предлагаем вам отпраздновать 1 мая с нами, вложившись своим трудом в наш проект, и получить тот заряд энтузиазма, жизненности, радости, который когда в юности можно было…
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Gurdjieff in Russia and Transcending the Fourth Way (Tatiana Ginzburg talk at Many Rivers, Sebastopol)
George Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way has greatly influenced spiritual seekers throughout the world for decades and continues to do so today. But what really happened to Fourth Way after Guedjieff’s death? We explored the state of the current Fourth Way in the US and found that Gurdjieff’s teachings are dying out; modernly, people cultivate some elements…
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What is consciousness? A scientist’s perspective by results The Science of Consciousness Conference
The Science of Consciousness’ Conference hold from April 2-7, 2018 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson Tatyana Ginsburg attended the conference and ready to share with us the most progressive thoughts. We will also discuss Russian Cosmism as a new way to look at the Consciousness development
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“Solaris” – famous deep psychological movie
Tomorrow we will be watching very deep psychological movie – “Solaris” by A. Tarkovski. The movie will be with english subtitles. Solaris with English is a science fiction classic directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. It raise the question – “What is Reality?” “Who is Human Being?” Based on a novel by Stanislaw Lem, Solaris centers on…
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Cosmic Rebirthing introduction breathwork session
This is the taste and introduction to Rebirthing practice. Rebirthing breathwork is a powerful method to heal your traumas and overcome old frontiers.Rebirthing brings you expanded awareness on all levels and helps to navigate in the alternate states of consciousness, connecting with your true self. Rebirthing was invented in 1970s by Leonard Orr and became…
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On the Nature of Consciousness: Cognitive, Phenomenological, and Transpersonal Perspectives
Science of consiousness is frontier research right now. Definitions of consiousness according Oxford Dicrionary (Hanry Hunt) and discussion about tham. the attempt to understand it right before conference of “The Science of Consiousness” http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/
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Bycicle Day/75th Anniversary of LSD Experiences
75th Anniversary of LSD Experiences LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a semi-synthetic compound first developed in 1938 by Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz pharmaceutical company in Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Hofmann first discovered the psychedelic effects of LSD through accidental exposure to the substance on April 16, 1943. On April 19, 1943, Dr. Hofmann became the first person…
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Week of Consiousness Expansion
Starting with Bycicle Day, we want to continue Cosmonautic’s Week with Consiousness Expansion week. So, we will experiment with different practices for consiousness expansion, talks and games.
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4th way & 5th way
Classification of G. Gurdjeff spiritual path Igor Kalinauskas classification Osho Radjneesh about different spiritual path and finally 5th way of Game Mastery School.
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Spend Your Day As If in a Beautiful Film… A one day workshop
This workshop will guide you gently through a number of creativity based activities that will allow your imagination and a creative itch to express and reveal to you what treasures you are holding. We are inviting you to disconnect from the everyday, be inspired, fill yourself with imagery, movement and to paint to a unique…
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movie Salut-7
New Russian Space Movie to a Cosmonautic Day! Salyut 7 with English subtitles is an 2017 Russian historical drama film directed by Klim Shipenko. The story is based on the Soyuz T-13 mission in 1985, part of the Soviet Salyut programme. It was the first time in history a ‘dead’ space station was docked on,…
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The Historically Contingent Category of Gender as a Tool for Spiritual Inquiry (talk by Robert Schmidt, PhD)
In the second half of the twentieth century, challenges to the essentially unquestioned status of gender binary categories in the western mind began to emerge into public discourses across a wide variety of categories. The first sex reassignment hormonal and surgical interventions generated considerable public fascination, from Christine Jorgensen onwards to contemporary debates about the…
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PostConference reflection: Science of Consciousness
Tatiana Ginzburg will give a report from the conference “The Science of Consciousness” that took place in Tucson 2-7 of April. http://consciousness.arizona.edu/ This will be a talk and discussion about latest trends in science of consiousness: About approaches of Consiousness research: Classical, Non-classical and Post-nonclassical. The Science of Consciousness’ (‘TSC’) is the world’s largest and…
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“Meta-cognitive” Goal Mapping, with Meraki*!
“Meta-cognitive” Goal Mapping, with Meraki*! *meraki [may-rah-kee] (adj.): Doing something with passion, soul, creativity, or love — when you put “something of yourself” into what you’re doing. Join Paul F. Bulakowski, PhD & friends for this one of-a-kind immersive experience beginning at 2pm, Through personal reflections, facilitated group discussion, and an improvisational mapping exercise, we’ll…
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5th way / Game Mastery School Presentation
GameMastery is a technology for reaching Enlightenment. This is Scientific approach to art of the Game and is Art of the Victory in a conditions of high uncertainty. It is an amazing system that allows you to transform your life from a black & white routine to a colorful fairytale. Game Mastery helps you to…
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Music, as a tool for mindfulness: Marc Capelle Solo Piano Perfomance
Marc Capelle is a composer, arranger, and musician Welcome to Solo Piano Perfomance!
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The Science of Consiousness
The Science of Consciousness is an interdisciplinary conference emphasizing broad and rigorous approaches to all aspects of the study and understanding of conscious awareness. Topical areas include neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, biology, quantum physics, meditation and altered states, machine consciousness, culture and experiential phenomenology. Tatiana Ginzburg will be presenting a presentation with theme: Looking for the…
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Consiousness week-end
Dear Friends, For you, who is curious about what we do and who we are at Russian house #1, those who would like to support us, those who would like to try a different life style, who wants to take a break from the day to day life and those who’ve heard about Gurdjieff’s Work on…
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Practices for Building True Relationships
If you are looking for how to make your relationships more meaningful and deep we invite you to our regular Practical Club on coming Friday. This time we will introduce a set of exercises that can help you become more aware and more sensitive to others. You can find out how to tune to your partner better and may…
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KEKS (Muffin) club
КЕКС клуб 31 марта и далее по субботам с 18-00 вам предоставляется Еще Шанс Полакомиться кексом или хотя бы поговорить о нем Приглашаем ВСЕХ на Весеннюю ИГРАТЕКУ Вход: фрукт и штучка
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Meaning and Transformation in Altered States
Talk and conversation with Dina Tyler “The mystic and the schizophrenic find themselves in the same ocean, but whereas the mystic swims, the schizophrenic drowns.” Can mental health crises called psychosis be transformational? The presenter will share a personal story of what happens when a person’s spiritual journey is reduced to symptoms of a “mental illness”. She…
Find out more »Истинные Отношения – семинар
Пространство поиска Истинности в себе, в отношениях с Миром и с людьми. Space for the inner search for True relationships within Yourself, The World and people. Love?Friendship?Partnership? Where is the Real Truth?
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Discussion about true Yoga and spiritual paths of Hinduism
Yoga, Tantra, asanas, pranayamas, kriyas became a well known words. But what is truly behind them? Yoga is more than wellbeing technic. And Tantra is not a sex path. Those are deep philosophical wisdom ancient traditions, sufficient to lead human being to Samadhi and Kaivalya. Atman is Brahman, what does it really mean? How Yoga…
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Music evening with George Heagerty.
His guitar and vocals recall the day when R&B – that’s “Rock & Blues” was the dominant form. Heagerty’s blue collar no-bull style is a welcome relief from the ersatz art bands, glamour boys, and plaid posers. This is music as real as old-fashioned denim jeans.
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Discussion with Josh Whiton
Join us for an interactive evening of question & answer, discussion, and lecture with eco-tech entrepreneur and enlightenment explorer Josh Whiton. Equal parts Gandalf, Gandhi, and Tony Stark, Josh is helping to shape the future of technology, the environment, and human consciousness. And at this event you’ll get to ask him anything. What’s the meaning…
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Consciousness and Qualia Computing. Revealing the computational properties of consciousness.
Interactive lecture and discussion by Andrés Gómez Emilsson Any scientific theory of consciousness needs to be able to address the following four questions: 1) Why does consciousness exist at all? 2) How does consciousness exert its causal power (so that it could be recruited by natural selection, and allow us to talk about it)? 3)…
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The role of reflexion in continuous human development
The role of reflexion in continuous human learning & development: a facilitated conversation & online metacognitive immersion with Cognitive Scientist, Educator, & Entrepreneur Paul F. Bulakowski, PhD. We will discuss the philosophical and practical approach for reflexion including reflexion games and self-learning tools. This is an open conversation, welcome to bring and share your ideas!
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True Relationship
What is the true relationship? Who am I? What is the meaning of my life? Where shall I belong? Trying to answer those questions by itself is already the attempt to overcome the existential abyss. This time we will exchange our experiences gained during the New Year Seminar. Welcome to join us.
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Purposes of altered states of consciousness and integration
As you might know, we regularly do breathwork session and workshops in Russian house #1. Our founder and workshop leader Tatiana Ginzburg has done here PhD on integration of psyche and we pay a lot of attention for the actual results while practicing. From the other side, we see some people reaching the alternate states…
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How to Meet Great People for Dating or Decades of Friendship (Workshop)
Workshop with Regina Fletcher Learn how to seamlessly connect with people who share your values and vision, both personally and professionally through three concrete strategies. Learn Useful Communication Skills Use this Connection/Networking Opportunity Regina Fletcher, a teacher, turned relationship coach, surrounds herself with interesting, visionary people, and believes that anything (including having great personal and…
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Old New Year Celebration
Old New Year is a New Year day according to Julian calendar, celebrated on January 13th. Tradition to celebrate Old New Year came from Soviet times, when official New Year replaced Orthodox Christmas celebration, that is January 7th. But some Russians used to have New Year party after Christmas, therefore why not to celebrate that good holiday…
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Russian Christmas celebration with traditional festive cuisine
For Russian Orthodox Christmas we will have traditional Christmas dishes from old style Russian delicatessens. In the morning you can also leaner how to cook those dishes and help us ( please come from 9 am) and from 1 pm welcome for special lunch and celebration! What is Christmas in Russia? Russian Orthodox Christmas (Rozhdestvo) is celebrated…
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HANUKKAH
Hanukkan candle lightening, dreidel palying and celebration of Tatiana Ginzburg arrival from Russia. Welcome! Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees (and not only Maccabees) over the Syrian Greek army, and the subsequent miracle of rededicating the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and restoring its menora or lamp. The miracle of Hanukkah is that only one…
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Беседа с Татьяной Гинзбург в клубе Самовар «Истинные отношениЯ с Я»
Устал от темпа и многообразия современной жизни? Не знаешь как решать стоящие перед тобой задачи? Уступаешь соблазнам общества потребления? Почти погрузился в абсурд прагматизма? Тебя легко может заменить робот? Одно решение- это упроститься, зарыть голову в песок и не замечать накапливающуюся сложность; Другое – это усложниться самому и превзойти свои границы. Как? Например с помощью…
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Russain House #1 Online Christmas Auction
We’re excited to announce our online Christmas Auction! During this Christmas season, we are holding an auction to raise funds for the support and development of our project. We are honored to offer you amazing Russian Christmas gifts for that special someone or an ideal souvenir. Winter is the most financially difficult time for us….
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Christmas Rebirthing
Let’s do something special to start a holiday season ! Let’s renew, refresh and may be find a new meaning for a year ahead! Breathwork can help us with that. Rebirthing breathwork is a powerful method to heal your traumas and overcome old frontiers. Rebirthing brings you expanded awareness on all levels and helps to…
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Reflexion phenomena in philosophy
Gnostical Salon in Russian house #1, Classical philosophical tradition used to cultivate thinking about what is thinking, what is consciousness, reflexion. What are the sources of human cognitive abilities and how those could be developed.. ? Nowadays it is not easy to find a serious approach to Reflexion as 17-19th centuries philosophers used to have. Nevertheless…
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Transformational New Year Workshop “True relationship or overcoming the existential abyss”
Tatiana Ginzburg, Game Mastery School and Russian house #1 present a traditional new year workshop aimed for a personal transformation. Have you ever thought to change in a New Year? Well, you truly have that opportunity. We think that New Year is a good reason not just for celebration, but also for self-reflexion, for reconsidering of your achivements…
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Meaning of life
The meaning of life, or the answer to the question “What is the meaning of life?”, pertains to the significance of living or existence in general. Many other related questions include “Why are we here?”, “What is life all about?”, or “What is the purpose of existence?” Researchers in positive psychology study empirical factors…
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Rebirthing breathwork Introduction Workshop
Rebirthing breathwork is a powerful method to heal your traumas and overcome old frontiers.Rebirthing brings you expanded awareness on all levels and helps to navigate in the alternate states of consciousness, connecting with your true self. Rebirthing was invented in 1970s by Leonard Orr and became a start for a number of other breathwork types,…
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TRANSFORMATION GAME for Christmas in Russian House
This is a unique opportunity to spend your holidays differently, with the purpose of self-discovery and self-transformation. Transformation Game is a board game developed 30 years ago by Findhorn Foundation (Scotland), that is an international spiritual community and mystery school. Game is a powerful interactive tool which provides a way of understanding and transforming the way you play…
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Holotropic breathwork
Holotropic Breathwork™ (developed by Stanislav Groff about 50 years ago) is a powerful approach to self-exploration and healing that integrates insights from modern consciousness research, anthropology, various depth psychologies, transpersonal psychology, Eastern spiritual practices, and mystical traditions of the world. The name Holotropic means literally “moving toward wholeness” (from the Greek “holos”=whole and “trepein”=moving in…
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JAZZ PERFORMANCE BENEFIT BY DUO’XPLORE & SPECIAL GUEST
JAZZ PERFORMANCE BENEFIT ON NOVEMBER 5TH BY DUO’XPLORE & SPECIAL GUEST AT RUSSIAN HOUSE #1 IN JENNER TO AID NORTH BAY FIRE VICTIMS Northern California has been hit incredibly hard by the recent catastrophic firestorms. Lives have been lost along with hundreds of homes and businesses. The people most affected desperately need our help and…
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Rock opera “Juno and Avos”, watching together with Rezanov’s grand-grand-daughter
Marina Rezanova Beebe (Марина Сергеевна Резанова) came to Russian house about a month ago and shared an amazing story of here rich life. Among all she is a grand grand daughter of Nikolay Rezanov, captain of the first Russian ship that entered San Francisco in 1805 (on the lineage of his first marriage). Together we…
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Intentional communities as an alternative life style
To follow up the WestCoast Communities Conference where we will present Russian house, we plan to discuss the present and future of intentional communities. What is Intentional community? Where is the intention? What role can it play both for economics of the region and for personal development? We welcome everybody who can share the experience…
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Vibration enhancement therapy presentation and test session
We invite you to an Experiential evening of Healing Offering “Emotional Well-being & Pain Relief” Presenter: Phoenix Isis ~ Sound Research International ~ Frequency Master & Medical Sleuth Learn about this leading edge technology for your optimum health Feel the transforming difference in moments in your emotional & physical body 80 years of proven research “HEAL EXISTING…
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Орг. деятельностная ИГРА “Смысл Жизни”
Трансформационно – орг. деятельностная игра «Смысл Жизни» Силиконовая Долина, Калифорния Новый год 2017-10-18 30 декабря – 3 (7) января с возможным участием: лидера ОДИ – Петра Щедровицкого, и игратехников ШИ – Татьяны Гинзбург, ГенШи
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“Master and Margarita” vs “Faust”, devil in literature and life
On a Sunday before the Halloween we plan to watch a Russian movie “Master and Margarita” and discuss the evil forces in a literature and life. From Wiki: The Master and Margarita (Russian: Ма́стер и Маргари́та) is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, written between 1928 and 1940, but unpublished in book form until 1967. The…
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Beyond NonDuality: post conference reflection
Science and NonDuality Conference (SAND) is held every year in San Jose https://www.scienceandnonduality.com. This is a unique event that gets together hundreds of spiritual seekers, researches, meditators. A number of well-known speakers discuss with auditory questions on the edge of spirituality and science. And it is so easy to get lost in everything is being…
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Downbeat music and conscious dance
We invite you to join us for downbeat music and conscious dance in community w Barbara Aman n Deb Grant.
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Burning Man Reflection
Russian house #1 welcomes all burners and those who share Burning Man values to discuss the festival of this year. What happens with Burning Man principles? The ideas for the Temple- 2018 Sharing of impressions Stay overnight is possible, please contact us in advance for terms
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Introduction to The Game Mastery
GameMastery is a technology for reaching Happiness. This is Scientific approach to art of the Game and is Art of the Victory in a conditions of high uncertainty and pain. It is an amazing technic that allows you to transform your life from a black & white routine to a colorful fairytale. Game Mastery helps…
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Beyond Nonduality, Sunday intellectual club
Our interactive discussion: What is Nonduality and what can be Beyond it ? What is the next step? From Tatiana Ginzburg’s thesis for the SAND conference: “One gives birth to Two, The Two gives birth to Three, The Three gives birth to all universal things”. Laozi One is the non-duality. Two is duality, an opposition…
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Good & Evil
Russian house #1 Intellectual club present the discussion about Good and Evil. What is Evil? Does in exist? What is the meaning of Evil? Elliott Isenberg, PhD, will introduce a talk titled A Search for the Meaning of Evil, based on his doctoral dissertation on THE EXPERIENCE OF EVIL: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH (1983, CIIS) We hope to have…
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Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of communal and personal atonement for sins committed during the past year.
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Rosh-a-Shana / Jewish New Year
Celebration of Jewish New Year; Reflection on an year and thinking about next one
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Welcome to the meeting with Leigh Stevens, former Esalen Resident Fellow, who has studied with Oscar Ichazo since 1971. Leigh is a published author, and former Wall Street analyst. We invited Leigh to stay with us for a several days and share the information about Arica’s philosophy and unique practices that were very popular in…
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Talk about the Work and Gurdjieff’s tradition
We will discuss the 4th Way and the continuation of the Gurdjeiff’d tradition in US with Al Finn. Al discovered Gurdjieff in the early 1960s and joined Mr. Nyland’s Group in the fall of 1966. He have Worked with that Group from then to the present time. They were trained by Mr. Nyland, up until his death…
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Freedom from gender
This Sunday Intellectual Club we will discuss the gender questions. For example: Freedom from gender – what is it? Is that possible? How to reach it? Who is perfect? Who is enlightened Human being? Does he/she have a gender?
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Day of Knowledge
Celebration traditional Soviet Day of Knowledge Beggining of New Educational Year Talks, discussions, dialogues on a frontier of human knowledge are welcome!!!
Find out more »Rebirthing 3 days breathwork retreat in Sierra Hot Springs
Let’s celebrate Christmas in a different way, with personal Rebirthing ! We are organizing new breathwork retreat that includes: facilitated breathwork sessions ; hot water rebirthing in the pool; integration sessions (sharing); meditations and other practices ; follow up for those who wants Rebirthing breathwork is a powerful method to heal your traumas and overcome…
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Qigong class with Marie-Christine
In this class we’ll practice Wu Dang Qigong. – Some standing postures to develop our root energy and to generate Jing Qi [life energy] – 15 movements to circulate the Qi in the meridians dissolving blockages -Wuji meditation to transform Qi into Shen [ spiritual energy] This class welcomes seasoned practitioners as well as beginners….
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PostHuman – Who is he?
PostHuman – Who is he? – Interactive talk at Burning Man, Paleque Norte Human being is the animal that acquired, through evolution, a unique adaptational system – the mind, which allows us to analyze information and predict the future. Who, or what, is a Post-Human? Is it a super-animal? Is it a super-mind? Or, is…
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Russian Spiritual Tradition and Modernity
Eastern Orthodox spiritual tradition founded by Desert Fathers in the 4th c. has also the name of the Hesychast tradition or simply Hesychasm, after the Greek word hesychia, which means quietness or silence; and the experience, the conditions for which it provides, is called the Hesychast practice, or else Hesychast ascesis. The entire process of…
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Stages of spiritual development
This coming Sunday we will discuss what can be the stages of spiral development. How can we say that we move forward (up) and not just run around or follow a spiritual bypass? The basis of our discussion are the systems suggested by George Gurdjieff, by Oscar Ichazo and according to the Methodology of the…
Find out more »GURU PURNIMA, discussion and meditation
Guru GyanGuru Purnima is observed on the full moon day during Ashadha month as per Hindu calendar. Guru Puja or Guru Worship is done on this day. Traditionally disciple offer puja and pay their obeisance to their Guru or teachers on this day. Guru in Sanskrit is translated as “dispeller of darkness and refers to…
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Let’s cook together: the chowder from a contest winner
This time we will cook a Right Chowder together with the real chowder master Mary
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ASTRONAUT LULLIABIES Concert and Star Party
A Musical Journey through Inner and Outer Space Are you in the mood from something new in the universe? An exploration of inner and outer space, ASTRONAUT LULLABIES is an immersive live concert experience featuring Jim and Kathy Oceans’ thought-rocking collection of original “space music”. The concert will be followed by a telescope star party…
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DNA Ascension – Journey from human to SupraHuman consciousness – Talk by Adele Lamborn
Adi is an Academic Researcher specializing in the fields of Consciousness, Human Transformation and Longevity. She embarked on an academic path to scientifically research the evolutionary potential of humankind based on her own remarkable spiritual experiences that began to initiate her into the invisible realms of life since the age of two. Adi has been…
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Puzzle week-end
Just a month ago Russian house introduced a full scale Puzzle exhibition that had a big success. This time we want to make a puzzle week-end so you can find our puzzle’s secrets and enjoy your victory in understanding mystery manifested to you.
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Lively discussion: How to Improve Emotional Intelligence
This Sunday we will discuss daily practices of Emotional Intelligence and building up awareness.
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Movie night: welcome to watch “The Red Turtle” with us
“The Red Turtle” Is an Academy Award Nominee, Cannes Winner, Best Animated Feature at the Annie Awards, etc. etc. Here is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw7BggqBpTk Released just last year, this movie was written by a French director (Michael Dudok de Wit) but animated by the Japanese Studio Ghibli. No sub-titles or dubbing required since this 81…
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The Poetic Science Revue with Jim and Kathy Ocean
Prepare to be inspired, uplifted and entertained as thought-rockers Jim and Kathy Ocean take you on a fun, engaging multi-media journey through the wonders and quandaries of the human experience. From the songs Sugar in Space to Plastilla to Gold Miners in the Sky, expect a happening that will appeal to planetary citizens of all…
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PostConference reflection: Science of Consciousness
Tatiana Ginzburg will give a report from the conference “The Science of Consciousness” that took place in San Diego last week. http://consciousness.arizona.edu/ This will be a talk and discussion about latest trends in science of consiousness The Science of Consciousness’ (‘TSC’) is the world’s largest and longest- running interdisciplinary conference on all aspects of the…
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The discussion club: “Catch the luck” or modern technology of finding happiness
Modern technologies of happiness: mechanical, pharmacological, philosophical and other methods making somebody happy under subjective point of consideration. Happiness as a dream and happiness, as an objective reality. Tibetan Shambhala and Mount Shasta in Northern California, as a portals of the state of Happiness.
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Stages of spiritual development and System of Self-diagnostics
Find out where you are and where are you going on your spiritual path. and 4th way: Distinctions of national branches Gurdjieff Schools: Russian, French, English and American. with paticipation of Robert Schmidt and Stuart Goodnick
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The Introduction to Game Mastery: Russian Games & DA-Breathing
Game Mastery is an art of integration of the noumenal and the phenomenal realities. It is an amazing technic that allows you to transform your life from a black & white routine to a colorful fairytale. Game Mastery helps you to learn the magic of creating the happiness and any other occurrences by your own…
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Russian House #1 & Jazz Festival
Whale & Jazz Festival Presented by Gualala Arts and taking place during the Smithsonian Institute’s Jazz Appreciation Month of April, this highly regarded festival captures inspired, original jazz art work, whale education, jazz films, poetry and jazz, an annual Chowder Challenge and tasting and live music in atmospheric and beautiful settings. The venues include wineries,…
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The Work
The Work If you know who is George Gurdjieff If you want to stop to be a machine and discover a human being inside If you think about spiritual path and spiritual school to follow Our School of 5th way opens the doors during the Memorial Weekend the cost of participating in our Life, Work,…
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Intellectual Salon: 4th way: Distinctions of national branches Gurdjieff Schools: Russian, French, English and American
Talk and discussion about what is Gurdjeff movement.
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Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War
День Победы – праздник для героев. Приглашаем героев и тех, кто мечтает ими стать на весенний турнир с самим собой: Гераклиада – игры Богов Стань Героем уже сегодня. PS. Запасные штаны обязательны! Victory Day is a celebration for Heroes. We invite the heroes and those who dream of becoming a hero to join spring tournament…
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Path to Perfection: Utopia or Eutopia
Talk and discussion about Communities, Utopias, Abraham Maslow and Spiritual Path. Liza Loop is a social philosopher, learner, teacher, writer, community organizer, mother/grandmother and nonprofit executive. She holds a Bachelors degree in philosophy from Sonoma State University, a Masters in education from Stanford University School of Education and a PhD minor concentration in psychology. Her…
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Unconditional love and artificial intelligence
Concern about the potential ethical and human implications of advancing artificial intelligence (AI) is also increasing dramatically, with popular figures such as Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and Bill Gates expressing alarm regarding the potential for advanced AIs to cause negative impacts on humanity, perhaps even exterminate humanity altogether. Given the current situation and the likely…
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Hunting for Your Self
Охота за Силой, Счастьем, Истиной – уже ставший традиционным семинар Школы Игратехников, по поиску Истины в местах силы планеты Земля. В этом году мы проводим Охоту за Собой. Hunting for the Strenght, Happiness, Truth is almost traditional workshop of Game Mastery School in special places of Earth. Куда мы отправимся в этом году? – это…
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Week of Russian Cosmism
April, the 12th is the Cosmonautics day in Russia. And we are going to celebrate this event in Russian house #1 with the week of Russian Cosmism, as the unique philosophical stream taking its start from the beginning of the 20th century in Russia. Russian Cosmism is the philosophy of the embodied infinite human ideals:…
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The Week of Consciousness Expansion
Experimental & Practical Lab: Becoming consious about unconsiousness You may discover the depths of consciousness with our Techniques of consciousness expansion and reaching for the Mystery, And Classic western types of breathwork (Rebirthing, Holotropic Breathwork, Vivation, and Free breathing) Admissons: by facilitator ‘s consideration
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Intellectual Club: New economy or What is the ideal method of interacting with money?
Money as universal equivalent of redistributing become less and less viable. How to provide access to the benefits of civilization without transform people into ideal consumers? Perhaps, to refuse money in general and return to a natural exchange? Or create a new exchange system, free from the state’s Monopolie? Or are there any other options?
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Rebirthing Breathwork
Rebirthing – is a type of breathwork invented by Leonard Orr. Orr proposed that correct breathing can cure disease and relieve pain. It brings expanded awareness on all levels: physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual. Workhop facilitator – Tatiana Ginzburg, PhD in transpersonal psychology, 20 years of experience in various breathwork, founder of European Breathwork School (Saint-Petersburg, Russia), ex-national Russian…
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Communicating the Unspeakable: Linguistic Phenomena in the Psychedelic Sphere
Psychedelics can enable a broad and paradoxical spectrum of linguistic phenomena from the unspeakability of mystical experience to the eloquence of the songs of the shaman or curandera. Interior dialogues with the Other, whether framed as the voice of the Logos, an alien communication, or communion with ancestors and spirits, are relatively common. Sentient visual…
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Global Holotropic Breathwork Day
Holotropic Breathwork – created by Dr. Stan Grof, is a powerful approach to self-exploration and healing that integrates insights from modern consciousness research, anthropology, various depth psychologies, transpersonal psychology, Eastern spiritual practices, and mystical traditions of the world. The name Holotropic means literally “moving toward wholeness” (from the Greek “holos”=whole and “trepein”=moving in the direction…
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Rebirthing breathwork practical club
Rebirthing breathwork is a powerful method to heal your traumas and overcome old frontiers.Rebirthing brings you expanded awareness on all levels and helps to navigate in the alternate states of consciousness, connecting with your true self. Rebirthing was invented in 1970s by Leonard Orr and became a start for a number of other breathwork types,…
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Integral Trasformative Practice presentation
The Power of Practice With Pamela Kramer, President ITP International Integral Transformative Practice® is cross-training for the body, mind, heart and soul. Created by George Leonard and Michael Murphy of Esalen Institute, ITP is a synergistic personal development program that combines insights from humanistic psychology, somatic practices and healthy communication models. The subject of research…
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An Evening with Dandelion (Ceremony with Beth Steinmann)
Although we often overlook plants, they are responsible for creating the oxygen-rich environment that allows us to live. Plants and humans have a symbiotic relationship because we exchange breath. Many plants have been exhaulted for their physical healing properties for centuries, and in the long-view of time, they are our ancestors in that they pre-date…
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Fundraising Dinner
We will have our Fundraising Dinner on Friday March 3nd at 5pm. There are a times when we especially need your support. January and the February where extremely quiet due to the rains and we hardly can collect enough money in oder to pay rent, tax and repair bills., We want to keep the project going and…
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A Mark Group by the Lafayette More community
A Mark Group offers a fun way to meet new people and get closer to people you already know. You can be the center of attention, hang back, or do anything in-between. Playing the three structured games often affords an experience of surprising intimacy, insight, and laughter. This group will be led by Millie &…
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Guitar and Piano performance by Marc Capelle & Tom Ayres
Welcome to our Music event! Guitar and Piano performance by Marc Capelle & Tom Ayres See you on Feb. 18th @ 5pm!
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Connecting to your Soul Mate (open to both men and women) – Workshop with Siberian shamans Ladamira and Diana
Having a hard time creating harmonious relationships? Lacking happiness in your family? Would you like to attract the perfect partner to your life? Would you like to find your Soul Mate and be happy? Come and experience the ancient ritual – to connect with the soul of your Ideal Partner to magnetize him or her…
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Games, Paradox and Provocation as methods for a spiritual growth
The discussion above the Games, Paradox and Provocation as methods for a spiritual growth. The trickster is an important aspect of any spiritual tradition-providing levity, humor, and creative mischief to the process of awakening. The Teacher : A destroyer of illusion, the teacher gleefully goads us to grow beyond hope and fear, and shows us how to…
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Aikido: An Everyday Approach To The Martial Art That Can Transform Your Life & The World. Talk by Paul Rest
An everyday approach to understanding and using the core principles of the martial art Aikido – talk by a teacher and student of Aikido for over twenty years. Paul Frederick Rest – is an author, artist and martial artist.
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Energy of Abundance – Workshop with Siberian shamans Ladamira and Diana
Shamanic ritual – connection to the spirit of wealth and abundance Result: end financial debt , get rid of spirit of poverty once and for all! The spirit of Siberia will help to protect you and reveal the inner strength and unique side of the personality! Price – sliding scale $25-35 Diana Suemi International Women’s coach,…
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DA – breathing
YES = DA in RUSSIAN Do you want to try new Russian Breathing Technique? Do you want to learn the new way of conflict resolution? Do you want to integrate different flows in One big Stream? Come and Breath with us! DA-breathing is based on Free Breathing style, which was born in Russia, in 90-es,…
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Women Talk VS «Super Bowl»
On this day, when men are busy watching «Super Bowl» we invite all women to the intellectual club where we will present and share our thoughts, ideas and experiences. Welcome with your personal actual topics to discuss! We will be happy too see men too, who are willing to support our talks intellectually
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Rebirthing breathwork
Rebirthing – is a type of breathwork invented by Leonard Orr. Orr proposed that correct breathing can cure disease and relieve pain. It brings expanded awareness on all levels: physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual. We invite you to our Friday practical club, that includes a short introduction and a breathwork.
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The use of QEEG as an assessment tool to reveal brain function in healthy and dysregulated state.
We offer people to do QEEG (brain map) Dr Acosta, PhD in Cellular Neurophysiology will show how to use QEEG as an assessment tool to reveal brain function in healthy and dysregulated state. A QEEG brain map enables us to see your unique pattern of mental strengths and weaknesses – areas of the brain where there is…
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Beyond pleasure and suffering
We will discuss Dr. Stanislav Grof’s Perinatal Matrices and personal experience of psychospiritual death and rebirth
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Technological weekends
Presentations of latest tools for mind development
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Old New Year Celebration!
We invite you to celebrate Old New Year! The Old New Year is an informal Russian traditional holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. Russia is one of the few countries in the world, where people celebrate the Old New Year Russia was one of the few countries that refused to change to…
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The mysteries of the human mind
The discussion hold based on the Dan Siegel book and workshop “Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human”. Imagine waking up to the realization that the fields that focus on the mind — from mental health and education to psychiatry and psychology — do not actually define what the mind is. Without knowing…
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Physiological Complexity and Heart Rate Variability – presentation by Ronda Collier
While reductionism has proved to be an extremely powerful biological analysis method, biologists are reaching the limits of this approach. The human body is comprised of complex, nonlinear systems that defy all reductionist attempts to fully understand it and a new approach is needed. Complexity Theory provides a new avenue to helping researchers understand physiology…
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How to most effectively organize the process of self-education and self-development. Talk by Chance Massaro
Chance Massaro will share ideas having to do with learning, memory, brain health, goal setting and garnering support from those around one. Chance Massaro received his M.A. in Learning Clinic from S.F. State University and has taught learning techniques at City College of San Francisco, U.C. Davis and Santa Rosa Junior College. He created Memory…
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OSHO Kundalini Meditation
OSHO Kundalini Meditation is best done at sunset or in the late afternoon. Being fully immersed in the shaking and dancing of the first two stages helps to “melt” the rock-like being, wherever the energy flow has been repressed and blocked. Then that energy can flow, dance and be transformed into bliss and joy. The last…
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FORUM
ZEGG FORUM (tool for transparent communication) for core of RUSSIAN HOUSE group, if you want to become our core – welcome! here is more info about Forum – ZEGG FORUM Facilitator – Brian Bourke ZEGG Forum is a deep and intimate process for groups with up to 50 participants. The aim is to reveal whatever is authentic,…
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Transcendential Workshop “The New Year in the New Light: Penetration in to the Mystery”
New Year Workshop of Game Master’s School Practice of synergetic anthropology “The New Year in the New Light: Penetration in to the Mystery” The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step The Journey around the Pacific ocean. Beginning. The Transcendental workshop: the jump above your head! Hunting for the Dream in the…
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Christmas Rebirthing. The practice of Rebirthing
Rebirthing – Breathwork is breathing technique, which had been created by Leonard Orr in 60s. This is the possibility – to Re-experience your BIRTH. This type of breathwork based on hyperventilation and allow breather to dive to their deep essence. Sometimes, breather can re-experience their own birth and through that became free from birth trauma….
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An Open Discussion: Immortality or Transcendence – The Human Choice ?
An open discussion about an immortality if it is possible in a human body or can it be replaceable by an energy life forms?
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Christmas celebration. Celebration of the New Human being (the PostHuman) Birth.
If you want to celebrate your Christmas outside the box! Rebirthing-breathwork, as a way to experience Rebirth here and now in your physical body; Celebration of “Tomorrow”. The concept, the practical experiment and the celebration The contest: “PostHuman made from tomatoes. Presentation of the Russian house #1 as a Center of PostNonClassical Science. Main topics: The evolution…
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By Julia Mossbridge, M.A., Ph.D. is a Visiting Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), the CEO and Research Director of Mossbridge Institute, LLC, and a Visiting Scholar in the Psychology Department at Northwestern University. As a scientist compelled to investigate time and consciousness, Julia has learned that what attracts her to science as a discipline is what…
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Simulator of Human Decision Making based on Quantum Mechanical Tools
We propose to deploy concepts from Quantum Mechanics to simulate behaviors exhibited by groups of human subjects. The results generated by the model are binary-type decisions (yes/no choices). The choices are rendered by the subjects being simulated. The decisions are about an item to which all subjects are exposed in a known setting or…
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Gradina sings at Russian House
This will be a casual concert of Slavic and Balkan music that you can join yourself. Gradina is a Balkan music ensemble based in California’s North Bay area. They sing a cappella and also some songs with instrumental accompaniment. They lean toward traditional songs and arrangements. and present “sit-down” concerts for choral listening as well as dance concerts.
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Connection to the Power of Your Family Linage
By LADOMIRA, Siberian shaman is back to California ! Presentation Program: Lecture and Practice Ancient wisdom about family karma and ancestral lineage power that can be used to attain happiness and balance. A ritual to purify your family lineage from past sufferings to remove obstacles in the present and achieve happiness. A Guided Meditative Journey to…
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The integration of the peak experiences
A talk by Rick Geggie about the integration of high density experiences in life or spiritual practices Rick has 35 year involvement with Holotropic Breathwork . Presently, and occasionally he is working with people using Sound Healing Meditations which incorporates Holotropic Breathwork, Shamanism, Psychosynthesis, Feldenkraiswork, Buteyko Breathing and Music. He also co-wrote a book called…
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Buddhist meditations: from anapana to vipassana
Short introduction and practice of anapana meditation
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Revolution DAY
Все меняется. Everything is changing. Революция – это качественный скачок. Revolution – is qualitative breakthrough. Можно меняться плавно и туда, куда течет поток, а можно предпринимать усилия и менять свою жизнь и судьбу сознательно и активно. It’s possible to change slowly, where flow is streaming, but it’s also possible to change life and destiny consciously…
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The Physics of Synchronicity and the Tree of Possibilities
Synchronicities are those little coincidences in your day which seem to be more than just random chance. Running into a friend you needed to talk to at the store…finding a dollar on the street and then a few minutes later unexpectedly needing a dollar to pay a parking meter. If you reflect on many of…
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Consciousness as a Quantum Hologram
Glen Rein, PhD, neuroscientist, will present a new theory about how individual consciousness arises of the universal consciousness. Glen describes how universal/cosmic consciousness is converted into a quantum hologram which is here to find as individual consciousness. The biological mechanism is presented where by quantum light is converted into virtual light via the process known as…
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Russian River Jazz. Life Concert
Piano, Saxophone and the Sunset for the Sunday evening. Performed by our friend Harrison Goldberg and friends
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Nonduality. Is it possible to reach a non-dual state or become spiritually awakened?
We live life supported by knowledge. However, the larger our knowledge the larger the shore of the unknown becomes. We probe reality the best we can with our tools of understanding: structures, models, theories, myths, beliefs, teachings, etc. These tools of understanding also define the limits our knowledge. Is it possible to go beyond the…
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Paradoxes of Infinity and Сonsciousness
At the 21st of October Tatiana Ginzburg will present her poster ” Paradoxes of Infinity and Сonsciousness” at the SAND conference. Her student Tatyana Urusova will be there with this poster. To better understand the topic Tatyana Urusova prepared questions for discussion: Unconscious and conscious mind definition What is the potential and actual infinity Paradoxes of infinity Model 7×7,…
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Russian House #1 at the Science and Nonduality conference
At the 21st of October Tatiana Ginzburg will present her poster ” Paradoxes of Infinity and Сonsciousness” at the SAND conference. Poster session will demonstrate and cover: Paradoxes of infinity, which might help to solve problem of consciousness. Actual infinity by Georg Kantor applyed in psychology as idea for psyche integration. 5th way – Game Mastery, as methodology…
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Russian House at Fort Ross Festival
Visit our stand at Fort Ross Harvest festival!
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Completeness/Полнота
What is Completeness? (and Incompleteness too) How to become complete? Is that possible, to stay Human Being and become complete?
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An Alternative Live Style: What that could be ?
Let’s discuss why people search for a different living and what that could be? If it is not just for cheaper or easier or just because … (The discussion based on materials and information from a conference in Esalen)
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Russian House invites you to the Burning man Decompression
See you at the mysterious space where river meets the ocean.. Russian House invites you to the Burning man Decompression Russian house #1 is a result of the experience of 2 Russian women going to Burning Man. It is a Magic place where miracles happen more often than other places. If you are interested in a frontier edge…
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Competition: win Burning Man Ticket!
Russian House#1 and Tatiana Ginzburg Announce the competition on representation of RUSSIAN HOUSE At the Burning Man festival On the Best creative idea and it’s realization Prizes: 1. Ticket for free 2. Ticket by the cost 3. Pass by the cost Please send your Ideas here russianhouse1@gmail.com or come to our restaurant and Present. Russian House#1 и…
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Co-Meditation
This is a special event by Robert Schmidt. He will present a type of meditation that is being done in pair with other person. Co-meditation is a part of Tayu mediation that is in a Gurdjiev’s tradition. Do you consider yourself Spiritual But Not Religious (SBNR)? If so, have you really asked yourself what it means…
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Presentation: Ancient Slavic Wisdom – Reunion with God’s Grandchild State
Siberian shamans will share their wisdom with you! About presentation: our ancient ancestors from past civilizations had a huge power of knowledge how people can attain soul harmony with their inner nature and with the outer nature of social world and learn to live without wars and conflicts. Ancient sages, healers and priests had the…
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Quantum Analogy
Quantum Analogy: Polina and World what is the basis of human behaviour on an example of wave function collapse Contextuality and Non-locality Ontology of wave-function and Is sound of falling tree really exist without observer?
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