Sat & Sun Dec 9, 10, 2006 – Kitchener

Many of us have heard and appreciated the dictum that living a happy life is not only a destination but a journey. If we tried to describe happiness we might say that it is something like an ongoing experience of profound well-being, of harmonious alignment with deeper truths, and the freedom to live fully and authentically in this moment and the next. But how do we generate and maintain that experience if we think that happiness is “out there” somewhere, as something to be achieved through effort or attainment? And how do we sustain the journey when negative mental and emotional patterns keep pulling us into our well-worn scenarios of suffering?

The Now of Happiness is a revolutionary NEW experience that shows exactly how a moment-by-moment state of attentive joyfulness can be cultivated. Developed collaboratively by two accomplished spiritual teachers, Dr.Tanis Day and Puran Lucas Perez, the Now of Happiness lays out an ingenious new approach to living in an enlightened state. Employing advanced psychological concepts, contemporary spiritual practice, and an insightful new understanding of time, place and reality, the Now of Happiness offers an effective method for becoming and staying fully present, responsive and — here is the best part — delighted!

The power of this approach lies in how it centers consciousness. Rather than being skewed into the shapes demanded by our habitual, unexamined patterns of perception and reaction, the Now of Happiness enables consciousness to find its true seat. This stable, balanced, expanded and vibrantly aware seating transforms our moment-by-moment experience in very dramatic ways: It grasps a much wider range of options in any situation; it allows us to freely and fully express who we are, what we think, and how we feel in a way that perpetuates harmony; and it enhances our perceptual abilities so our knowledge of the world is no longer restricted to our physical senses but includes spiritual insight and guidance. And best of all, it plugs us straight into the source of enduring, unconditional happiness. The Now of Happiness reveals that at the core we ARE happiness — that the heart of human experience is the continually unfolding delight of consciousness or spirit, knowing and loving itself in all its manifest forms

Among the investigations that will lead us to this awakened state are questions such as the following: Where and how do we make our moment-by-moment decisions in life? What inner mechanisms get applied in the Now to choose what to pay attention to, how to react? Can we get behind our minds enough to witness the processes through which we shape our realities? By bringing attention to noticing our subtle inner habits, we can create the opportunity to choose something new, something profound. We can take charge of our human toolbox to shape new states of Being.

In this workshop we will each explore our unique inner rules of engagement, our often hidden operating premises, examine their frequency, intention and outcome, and explore ways to affect our inner choices. We will spend time creating individual ways to reinforce outcomes we like and discourage ones that make us unhappy. We will learn to witness the evolving time stream of our own emergent history, and strengthen our ability to form it in ways that align with the underlying truth of spiritual happiness.

Led by Tanis Day and Puran Perez

Tanis Day PhD

Tanis is a loving energy healer and spiritual teacher who lives what she teaches. She studied widely in energy healing and spiritual traditions, specializing in esoteric training at the School of Energy Mastery and shamanic work with Tom Brown Jr. She also completed a four year program to become a certified Advanced Energy Healer. Over the past fifteen years she has led groups from all walks of life in integrating the non-physical dimensions into everyday life. She encourages her students and clients to develop their own spiritual style, welcoming all in a cross-fertilizing process of collective evolution. She also has a PhD in Economics and taught at Queen’s University for 20 years specializing in women’s issues. Her book The Whole You: Healing and Transformation through Energy Awareness is in publication.

Puran Lucas Perez

Puran is a writer, film maker, musician and theater practitioner who combines spiritual discovery with creative exploration. His novel, The Treasure Codes came out in 2002 and his first book of poetry, Audible Cities is in publication. His most recent CD’s, Open Secrets and Sacramental Wine bring together the poetry of Rumi and other Sufi poets with original sarod music. His theatrical rendition of the Sufi classic The Conference of the Birds had its North American premier in 2005. He is also an internet-based communications expert, specializing in web-design and digital art. Puran is a lifelong student of Sufi traditions and has been teaching and leading workshops in Europe and North America since 1975. For more info visit www.sacramusica.com