Where

NorCal - Wildwood

20111 Old Cazadero Rd
Guerneville, CA 95446
US

When

(GMT-07:00) Pacific Daylight Time (America/Los_Angeles)

 
Start Aug 17, 2018 7:00 PM
End Aug 19, 2018 6:00 PM
Contact
HAI NorCal Office
707-981-7886
 
Event Cost
Prerequisite Workshop: Level 2
Event Registration Fee (per person) USD 695.00
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Event Summary

Choice is so much more than saying “yes” or “no.” What is the full range of options at any given moment? What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Do you go along with the crowd? Or do you feel into what is right for you, and make your own choice?

If you were to hit a “reset” button on your life, what would you choose now? Are there people you need to heal relationships with? Are there important things left unfinished in any aspect of your life

HAI emphasizes choice from the very first session of the first workshop. In Loving Your Choices we take it much further. How were you conditioned to be the gender you were raised to be? Were there essential parts of yourself that you let go of in order to be accepted, perhaps even to survive? Are there experiences or ways of being you would like to try on, but never have?

HAI is adding a mandatory $45 surcharge to in-person weekend workshops to cover COVID testing and other COVID related expenses until they are no longer necessary.

HAI Global is committed to the safety of its participants, volunteers and employees. You will be asked to provide a negative COVID test 2-4 days before the workshop in addition to testing onsite at registration.

Event Team

Facilitators

Facilitator, Safety and Consent Officer....and volunteer for so many projects HAI has been a constant in my life since March 2000... there has never been a moment when I regretted any part of my choice to remain deeply involved and contributing. We talk about being a potent, contributing human being in our Mission Statement. that is what I strive for every day ...in joyous situations and complicated and difficult ones. I see beauty, tender vulnerability, hearts opening, boundaries being honored, respectful communication and powerful self knowledge awakening in people at every workshop I have the honor of leading, The work we invite you into has the possibility of changing you and the direction and substance of your life. You change you ... HAI simply asks you to look at your life. I choose a world of love and acceptance in my own heart each day.
Peter Rengel, M.A., is a “Heart Meditation” Teacher and a Spiritual Counselor who specializes in assisting individuals and couples to experience more love in their lives. He works with people to transcend psychology in order to live in harmony with Life’s spiritual rhythm. Peter began facilitating the Love, Intimacy & Sexuality workshops at the Human Awareness Institute in 1989 and retired in January, 2022. He continues to see people in his private practice. Peter is the author of three heart-opening books, Seeds of Light, Living Life in Love, and My 11 Enlightening Days with Sri Mooji. He also leads his own meditation retreats, workshops, and classes – “Spiritual Awakening,” “Yes!”  ”Living Life in Love,” and “Opening to Intimacy” (a couple's class taught with his wife, Donna, who he has been with since 1985).  His greatest spiritual teacher has been his son, Kavi.
 
Event Details

As we begin to stand more fully in ourselves, we can choose our own desires out of a clear commitment to ourselves. We stop and wonder “what is it I truly want?” We take stands we had not taken before as well as opening a door to looking at what influences of culture, parenting, school, friends and family have shaped why we do what we do.

There is an opening of understanding about how at choice we truly are when we pay attention. We begin to ask ourselves, “Why do I do what I do? Do I choose or does my programming choose?” We use the edginess of our sexuality to explore the universality of choice. The inherent pulse of our body’s longings opens the way to attuning to our body’s wisdom, informing our moment-by-moment, day-by-day decision making.

This workshop provides you with the opportunity to see clearly the underlying causes of your behaviors. You’ll examine your programmed responses to see that your choices are often restricted by your past. You can expect to:

  • Learn about adapted behavior, and liberate yourself from “group think”

  • Recognize gender roles and free yourself from unnecessary restrictions

  • Gain a much deeper understanding of why you do what you do

Once the looking within begins the doors swing wide open.

“Level 3 helped me step into my own power and make the choices I wanted for my life. I never knew that I could be so happy.” ~C.A.

“My self-consciousness and life-long negativity actually went away somewhere and hasn’t returned. I feel I really connected with people on a very basic level, a simple appreciation that we were all feeling much the same things, with similar needs.” ~C.R.

Event Policy

CANCELLATION & TRANSFER POLICY

Once you are confirmed in a workshop, your deposit is non-refundable.
If you cancel or transfer, the fee is $100.
Less than 2 weeks prior to the start of the workshop, if you cancel or transfer, the fee is $200.
Once the workshop begins, all payments are non-refundable.
To cancel or transfer your registration you need to contact the HAI office prior to the start of the workshop. 
If you sign up for a workshop while attending a workshop, you have one week to change the date without incurring any fees.

REFUND POLICY

If a credit balance remains after fees and deposit are deducted, a request for a refund must be made within 60 days of cancelling or transferring.
If no refund is requested within 60 days, you have 1 year to use the credit by attending a HAI workshop or a HAI event.
After 1 year, all payments and/or credits expire and are non-refundable.
If the next offering of the same workshop you are cancelling or transferring is over 1 year away, your credit will be extended to that date.                 

ADA POLICY

If you need an accommodation to attend a HAI event, contact your local HAI Office at least ten (10) days before the event and inform them of the nature of the disability and your needs. In the case of events held in private homes, additional time may be required.  See our ADA Policy for more information.

​Trained Service Animals as defined by the ADA are always welcome. Service Animals, such as Guide Dogs/Seizure Dogs/Hearing Dogs are trained to perform specific tasks and are working animals, not pets. Pets, Therapy Dogs and Emotional Support Dogs, specifically, are not Service Animals and are not allowed at HAI events.