The HEART Workshop in Los Angeles
H E A R T
“The Heart represents the core wisdom of feelings.
The Mind carries the wisdom of reason.
Heart and Mind united are true intelligence.”
The wisdom of the Heart is vitally powerful, yet for most of us even the thought of walking in life with a completely open heart brings up a host of fears: “No way! …I’ve been hurt too bad before … foolish idea … it’s a setup for destruction” What about you? What fears come up at the thought of opening your heart? What lengths do you go to to make sure those fears never come true? How much does it cost to keep your heart “safely” closed?
Throughout history, diverse religions, philosophies, and civilizations have recognized the heart as a seat of Divine Power. To the Aztecs, Heart was the Unifying Principal of Life. Heart is the Hebrew Temple of God, the Buddhist “central Buddha nature”, the islamic center of Being and Illumination. Heart is the Taoist seat of Understanding and the Christian seat of Love, Courage, Joy and Sorrow. Since ancient times, Heart has been honored as one of the most powerful parts of our being. In contrast, our society tells us “your heart will get you into trouble. The only way to avoid it is to listen to your mind.” We approach life with a thousand carefully documented justifications, all to convince ourselves we need to protect our “broken” hearts.
The Heart, has its own evolution, history and myth. The Heart series is designed to heal the fragmentation of your heart at its birthplace by bringing the heart’s receptivity and strength back together. So long as the heart is split,you are not standing in your full power. The two halves are like separated lovers meant to be together. We all have a deep desire to love and be loved and yet simultaneously fear that our sensitive hearts will weaken us in the face of life’s struggles. Imagine for a moment these two lovers merged together forever. What kind of power would they have together? They would never be afraid of being afraid. These two lovers exist within you.
When the two halves of the heart are reintegrated into powerful wholeness, we move beyond the internal obstacles created from our fear at experiencing pain and sorrow. Or we simply don’t need to separate ourselves from our sensitivity in order to be affective in the world.
We face life’s challenges with sensitivity and strength, able to love ourselves and others deeply.
How would you live your life if you experienced and knew with certainty that every aspect of your heart will never weaken you?
When Heart is whole, we live with purpose and direction to take our full and rightful place in the world.
When you reclaim strength of heart the power of your actions, the intent and ability to achieve your goals are fueled with your aliveness, passion, integrity and personal charisma!
Testimony about this workshop
Dominique's work has touched me and others deeply, It has ignited in us the courage and hunger for our own greatness. Imagine how the world could change if more people understood the power of their humanness and humanity."
-- Joel May, Architect, AIA
When, Where & How Much?
> WHEN & WHERE:
| Weekend #1 | Friday evening, March 27th, 6:00 to 9:30pm Saturday & Sunday, March 28th & 29th - 9:30am to about 6:30pm |
| Weekend #2 | Friday evening, April 24th, 6:00 to 9:30pm Saturday & Sunday, April 25th & 26th - 9:30am to about 6:30pm |
| Weekend #3 | Friday evening, May 29th, 6:00 to 9:30pm Saturday & Sunday, May 30th & 31st - 9:30am to about 6:30pm |
| Weekend #4 | Friday evening, Ju8ne 12th, 6:00 to 9:30pm Saturday & Sunday, June 13th & 14th - 9:30am to about 6:30pm |
> COST: $370 for EACH weekend workshop. You may reserve a space with full payment or $150 nonrefundable deposit before January 31st.
Anyone who has not worked with Dominique before must talk to Dominique before your space can be reserved.
If this is your first workshop with Domi and you are not completely satisfied after completion, it is fully refundable within 24 hours.
Payments can be made by check, money order.
Make checks payable to
‘D. Sire’ and send to;
34 N Cloudstone Dr
Santa Fe, NM 87505
You can also pay via PayPal (PayPal buttons
below).
> LOCATION:
LAAVAA, Los Angeles Veterans’ Artists Alliance
10858 Culver Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230
www.laavaa.org
> MORE INFO:
To be able to register and if you have any questions call Dominique
to set a time to talk at 505-982-3039 or email
her at: domisire [at] gmail.com
For questions about registration and logistics, call Gabi at (310)428-5637.