The Movie You are Living
A Now of Happiness Workshop

 Sat & Sun May 5 & 6, 2007 – Kitchener

In this workshop we will begin by looking at bits of diverse films to deepen our appreciation of how a cinematic story is told; how symbols, plot, characters, and dramatic elements work together to draw us into a sort of trance — often full of emotions and meaning.  If we see this as a perfect analogy for the way we live — getting caught up in the drama of our lives — then this becomes more than just expanding our enjoyment of films. Through this process we can develop our awareness of the narrative in our lives and explore a set of metaphors  that enables us to see more clearly how the movie we are living is being “written”, “acted”, “shot” and “edited”. Understanding the dramatic nature of human experience can help us to better “produce and direct” the movie in which we have the central role. Our goal is not a happy ending but the continuity of enlightened living — what we call the Now of Happiness.

 Led by Tanis Day and Puran Perez

Note: We will not be exploring the basic teachings of the Now of Happiness in detail in this workshop but rather present that work as a background to help focus the  purpose of this workshop.

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