Teacher Spotlight: Charlene Pao- Watt

Charlene Pao- Watt was certified as a Primordial Sound Meditation Teacher in 2011. Charlene lives in San Clemente and offer a variety of services to compliment her PSM teachings. For more information please check out here site: www.spiritsessence.com

Here is a photo of Charlene at the resent Chopra Center event, SynchroDestiny! So cute!

Changes by Irene Margolis

“Take the moment and transform it to a better situation or thing” -Deepak Chopra In this life, the past can hold tremendous power over our minds. This is more or less due to the unfortunate oversight of our inner power. Most don’t realize that our past thoughts have created the circumstances we are now faced with in our current reality. When you focus on negative events, the more those negative events seem to arise and manifest, creating dis-harmony, dis-ease, and dis-comfort in our every day lives. This is due to the Karmic pattern we chose for ourselves. We can begin to shift this karmic debt by changing how we think…now. Once you shift your thoughts into alignment with what you are actually wanting in your life, then you will begin to see the universe put you into instances where opportunity’s flourish and ideas are created. But..you have to recognize these opportunities and ideas when they are presented to you, and act on them. Second guessing, doubt, fear of the unknown…..these are all things that do not serve you in the shifting of your karmic pattern…so release them. Allow yourself to blossom into the beautiful creator you naturally are within, by recognizing the seed of opportunity when it is presented to you. This will thus create, “Thoughts into Things,” and the shift in your karmic pattern. Life can be lived easily and effortlessly, when you commit to practicing things like acceptance and understanding that everything is here for its own reason, and everyone is on their own path. You become at ease within and gain peace of mind in its basic natural form, which makes life seem not so strenuous. There is no such thing as, “bad”…only life lessons. People tend to confuse the two because their inner being feels uneasy at the moment that, “bad” instance is created. The uneasiness that is felt is only another learning experience..another life lesson to make us great inside. And how could learning…..ever be “bad?”
So…in the end does the change simply come from the instances you encounter? Or are you creating those instances making the real change…come from within you.

Information on Workshop:

"Through Transformation, one can create a balanced Personal Life, Community and World around us."

Come join us Sunday, January 15th from 2:00 to 5:00PM at the La Costa Resort and Spa Conference Center across from the Chopra Center for The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Transformation Circles; featuring The Law of Giving. Learn the tools to help you manifest your intentions and desires.

Adopted from the best-selling book by famed Dr. Deepak Chopra, this workshop will help you connect with your life on a deeper level. Through the practice of these laws, you will be able to create affluence and abundance for yourself and others, have better relationships and live the life you love. The workshop will include readings of the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success followed by a guided discussion group. The course will conclude with meditation techniques, a guided meditation, and closing circle.

Tuition is $25 with advance registration and $30 at the door which includes the book "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" by Dr. Deepak Chopra, as well as the Transformation Circles Companion Guide. All attendees of the workshop will receive a special 15% discount at the Chopra Center Store, valid the day of the workshop (excludes jewelry).

Contact Information:

My Transformation Circles
Founder Irene Margolis
858-997-9911
www.mytransformationcircles.com

Teacher Spotlight: Jeff Skorman & Marcia Hudson, M.D.

Jeff Skorman is originally from Clevelend, grew up in Los Angeles, and currently lives in Palm Springs. He graduated from Chapman University with a B.A. in Social Sciences and a second degree in Chemical Dependency Counseling. Jeff is a Certified Dual Diagnosis Counselor, a Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor and a member of the California Association of Drug and Alcohol Counselors.

In 2006 he was certified as a Perfect Health Instructor from the Chopra Center for Wellbeing, Carlsbad, California. He became a certified as a Primordial Sound Meditation Instructor in 2007 and as an Ayurvedic Lifestyles Instructor in 2008. He was certified in Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga instruction in 2009.

Jeff has worked as a counselor in the Addictions and Mental Health field for 18 years. He currently teaches Yoga Meditation weekly at the Braille Institute and Yoga Meditation and Ayurveda at a cancer center.

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Marcia grew up in San Diego, California. She attended the University of California, Riverside for two years after high school, and then received an A.A. degree in computer science from Coleman College. She worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst for seven years. While she enjoyed a successful career in the computer field, Marcia felt that her purpose in life lay in a different direction.

She returned to school to pursue a career in medicine and completed a B.A. degree in psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received an M.D. degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico. Her internship and residency were done at the University of Texas, Houston in psychiatry, and she is board certified in psychiatry. Since residency, Marcia has been practicing psychiatry with the under-served, chronically mentally ill in the Coachella Valley, California.

Throughout her life Marcia has been interested in the role that the mind, stress, lifestyle, and spirituality play in creating health and in the disease process. Along with her husband, she began taking seminars at the Chopra Center to learn about Ayurvedic medicine, and completed the Chopra Center Perfect Health certification in April, 2007. Marcia promotes an Ayurvedic lifestyle as a healthy complement to traditional medicine.

To connect with these amazing teachers click here!

Knowing the Power Within

Knowing the Power Within

by Irene Margolis



In our modern culture, we have become a technology-oriented society where people have become accustomed to communicating by texting, e-mail, and Facebook, and relying on Google to find the answers. On a deeper level, when you go beyond cyberspace, people really have the desire for a more human connection with others. This is why there are so many varieties of online dating services—Match.com, Christian Singles Meet, Senior Singles Meet, etc.—all with the goal of helping people create relationships with other like-minded people, and people within their community. But in search for that perfect companion, I believe many people have overlooked a very important aspect of being, which is their own personal power, or as Deepak Chopra mentions in the Law of Pure Potentiality in his book, “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success,” “Your power is that of bonding…a bonding that comes from true love…”


What is it that makes us feel empowered? Self power—the love and awareness that you can create your physical world and connect with everyone in it. Creating reality comes from knowing you have the power to do so. The power within you has the ability to attract to you, situations, opportunities, people, and circumstances on a daily basis—forever. When you fully understand that power, you learn to control it and shift your attention into a progressive direction that will help you bask in all life has to offer. You are the most powerful creator in the world.


Your thoughts can literally shape your future, and this is why it is good to be aware of that fact, because if you are thinking, “I don’t want to do that,” then you are literally attracting “that” in which you don’t want because you are giving power to it. Why focus on that which does not serve you, when you can be playing in the field of creative infinite consciousness, building your internal power? Would you not then begin to realize how incredible you truly are and how silly it was to think anything less than that? Life is a playground, and we are all here playing in the same realms of existence together. Knowing our power within allows for the funnest games, for real power is love of all that is.

Irene Margolis is a certified Chopra Center Primordial Sound Instructor and has been involved with Dr. Deepak Chopra and the Chopra Center for over 14 years. Several years ago, she created the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Transformation Circle, a fun and informative workshop, which is presented on Sundays each month at the La Costa Resort and Spa. For more information, visit www.mytransformationcircles.com.

"Through Transformation, one can create a balanced Personal Life, Community and World around us."

Come join us Sunday, September 25th from 2:00 to 5:00PM at the La Costa Resort and Spa Conference Center across from the Chopra Center for The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Transformation Circles; featuring The Law of Detachment. Learn the tools to help you manifest your intentions and desires.

Adopted from the best-selling book by famed Dr. Deepak Chopra, this workshop will help you connect with your life on a deeper level. Through the practice of these laws, you will be able to create affluence and abundance for yourself and others, have better relationships and live the life you love. The workshop will include readings of the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success followed by a guided discussion group. The course will conclude with meditation techniques, a guided meditation, and closing circle.

Tuition is $25 with advance registration and $30 at the door which includes the book "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" by Dr. Deepak Chopra, as well as the Transformation Circles Companion Guide. All attendees of the workshop will receive a special 15% discount at the Chopra Center Store, valid the day of the workshop (excludes jewelry).

Contact Information:

My Transformation Circles
Founder Irene Margolis
858-997-9911
www.mytransformationcircles.com

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Transformation Circles

"Through Transformation, one can create a balanced Personal Life, Community and World around us."
Come join Chopra Center Teacher, Irene Margolis at the La Costa Resort and Spa for this informative, fun, and inspirational workshop. Sunday, Aug. 14th from 2:00 to 5:00PM at the La Costa Resort and Spa Conference Center across from the Chopra Center for The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Transformation Circles; featuring The Law of Intention and Desire. Learn the tools to help you manifest your intentions and desires.

Adopted from the best-selling book by famed Dr. Deepak Chopra, this workshop will help you connect with your life on a deeper level. Through the practice of these laws, you will be able to create affluence and abundance for yourself and others, have better relationships and live the life you love. The workshop will include readings of the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success followed by a guided discussion group. The course will conclude with meditation techniques, a guided meditation, and closing circle.

Tuition is $25 with advance registration and $30 at the door which includes the book "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" by Dr. Deepak Chopra, as well as the Transformation Circles Companion Guide. All attendees of the workshop will receive a special 15% discount at the Chopra Center Store, valid the day of the workshop (excludes jewelry).

Teacher Spotlight: Claire Diab

Claire Diab

Claire Diab is founder of The American Yoga Academy and is an internationally renowned Yoga Therapist and Fitness Specialist with more than 18 years of experience. In addition, she is currently adjunct Professor of Asian Studies at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. For more than 10 years,she has taught and designed yoga programs for Dr. Chopra at more than ten Seduction of Spirit and Journey to the Boundless seminars, including those at Oxford University, England, Geneva, Switzerland and Goa, India. She lectures nationwide on "Zen & Yoga: The Art of Living."

Claire, currently the Director of the Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga program, is also a certified Chopra Center instructor in Primordial Sound Meditation, and Seven Laws of Engaging Spirit in the Workplace. Her teaching of Mind/Body Integration in the business environment has provided real-world solutions for corporations such as Dunn & Bradstreet, Honeywell, AT&T, MSNBC, CNBC and Exxon.

Transformation Circles with Irene Margolis

Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - Transformation Circles - The Law of Karma

Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the Marigold Conference Room across from the Chopra Center

To register and sign up for this fun and informative workshop please visit www.mytransformationcircles.com

"Through Transformation, one can create a balanced Personal Life, Community and World around us."

Adopted from the best-selling book by famed Dr. Deepak Chopra, this workshop will help you connect with your life on a deeper level. Through the practice of these laws, you will be able to create affluence and abundance for yourself and others, have better relationships and live the life you love. The workshop will include readings of the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success followed by a guided discussion group. The course will conclude with meditation techniques, a guided meditation, and closing circle.

Tuition is $25 with advance registration and $30 at the door which and includes the book "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success"; by Dr. Deepak Chopra, as well as the Transformation Circles Companion Guide. All attendees of the workshop will receive a special 15% discount at the Chopra Center Store, valid the day of the workshop (excludes jewelry).

The Seven Spiritual Laws At-a-Glance (print this for your desk or refrigerator)

The Law of Pure Potentiality Take time to be silent, to just BE. Meditate for 30 minutes twice a day. Silently witness the intelligence within every living thing. Practice non-judgment.
The Law of Giving Today, bring whoever you encounter a gift: a compliment or flower. Gratefully receive gifts. Keep wealth circulating by giving and receiving care, affection, appreciation and love.
The Law of Karma Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind. Choosing actions that bring happiness and success to others ensures the flow of happiness and success to you.
The Law of Least Effort Accept people, situations, and events as they occur. Take responsibility for your situation and for all events seen as problems. Relinquish the need to defend your point of view.
The Law of Intention and Desire
Inherent in every intention and desire is the mechanics for its fulfillment. Make a list of desires. Trust that when things don’t seem to go your way, there is a reason.
The Law of Detachment Allow yourself and others the freedom to be who they are. Do not force solutions—allow solutions to spontaneously emerge. Uncertainty is essential, and your path to freedom.
The Law of Dharma Seek your higher Self. Discover your unique talents. Ask yourself how you are best suited to serve humanity. Using your unique talents and serving others brings unlimited bliss and abundance.

Teacher Spotlight: Karen Whynott

Karen Whynott has been a meditator since 1987, and has been drawn to and has studied many energy based therapies. She is a registered Acupressure Massage Therapist, a certified Reiki Master/Teacher and is certified in advanced techniques in Quantum-Touch® practicing these therapies at White Point Ocean Spa since 2000. Since the spring of 2007, she has been studying with Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. David Simon at the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in California. Karen is Chopra certified in Primordial Sound Meditation and Perfect Health Ayurveda she is on the Vedic Master teachers’ path through Chopra Center University.

Karen is excited about sharing meditation and the ancient principles of Ayurveda which she teaches in retreat weekends at White Point Beach Resort, in Nova Scotia.

Contact Karen by email : karenwhynott@choprateachers.com or telephone 902 354 5793.

Teacher Spotlight: Irene Margolis

Connect with The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success at a much deeper level.

Come join Chopra Center Teacher, Irene Margolis at the La Costa Resort and Spa for this informative, fun, and inspirational workshop. This event will be held at the conference area across from the Chopra Center on Sunday, April 10the from 2 - 5 PM.

Tuition is $25 with online registration and $30 at the door and includes the book The Seven Spiritual Law of Success by Deepak Chopra and the Transformation Circles Companion Guide.


For more details and to register visit http://mytransformationcircles.com/

Teacher Spotlight: Maggie Grueskin

Maggie Grueskin, RYT / Perfect Health Instructor
Maggie is the founder and director at Ekam, having received multiple teaching certificates, primarily though The Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago, Lex Gillian in Houston, and most recently through The Chopra Center in Carlsbad, CA. Her teachings are influenced in large part by Paramhansa Yogananda, Gary Kraftsow and Deepak Chopra. She is a 200 hr Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance and a Perfect Health Instructor through The Chopra Center. Maggie created Ekam Yoga Center, to be a community-based mind/body/spirit wellness center, where people can gather in peace, heal and nurture themselves, and spread love and compassion everywhere.

Ekam Yoga Center
7036-B FM 1960 Rd East
Atascocita, TX 77346

Telephone: (281) 358-9642


E-mail: peace@ekamyoga.com

Teacher Spotlight: Sukhdeep Brar

Certified in 2010 as a Primordial Sound Meditation Teacher, Sukhdeep Brar shares her teachings and talents with the Brampton community, near Toronto, Canada. Sukhdeep also owns Brampton Skin Care Academy.

Contact Sukhdeep at sukhdeep@bramptonskincare.com or at 905-453-3566.

Teacher Spotlight: Diego Gesualdi

Diego Gesualdi teaches Mantra Meditation at the Yoga Loft in the heart of Woodland Hills.




Introductory class to meditation with Diego Gesualdi this Sunday the 9th from 5:00pm to 6:30pm

YOGALOFT studio at 21228 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills CA 91364.

Ayurvedic Consultant Training Program This Week!

Chopra Center University is dedicated to providing the highest quality training, continuing education, and research in the fields of Ayurveda, meditation, and yoga.

Chopra Center University trains students to become the practitioners, teachers, and lifestyle consultants of the 21st century – students dedicated to wholeness and the understanding of physical, emotional, and spiritual balance and their integration.

The Chopra Center–certified ayurvedic consultants will be trained to identify areas of disharmony between a client’s lifestyle behaviors, mind-body constitution, and their extended body (environment). Certified consultants will also be trained to understand how a client’s disharmony relates to the client's reported illness, reported diagnosis, or reported imbalance and will develop a program of care based on the teachings of the ACT program – to help re-establish harmony and support their clients on their journey to wholeness and optimal health.

The Chopra Center Ayurvedic Consultant Training Program is the only East-West curriculum offering an integrative approach that combines Ayurveda with modern medical science – embracing both conventional and holistic perspectives. The program’s curriculum is based on the mind-body healing approach developed by Deepak Chopra, M.D. and David Simon, M.D. A valuable component of the training is an intensive, interactive online program created by the Chopra Center in collaboration with Dr. David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri), a renowned ayurvedic scholar, teacher, and founder of the American Institute of Vedic Studies. This comprehensive online program delves into a wealth of ayurvedic knowledge. In addition, the customized curriculum includes a week-long intensive at the Chopra Center, where students will attend daily classes and experience practical, hands-on training led by the founders of the ACT program.

For more information click here.

Teacher Spotlight: Jeffrey Simons

Jeffrey's Path To Wellness:

I live on Bowen Island, the sweet spot of the universe and own and operate Seven Hills Yoga Studio. Yoga has become the centre point of my daily life and I discovered that sharing yoga is my dharma (life’s purpose).

I started a formal practice of yoga while at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. I had been suffering from chronic pain for almost two decades and was almost crippled with it. I went to the Mayo Clinic as a last resort. While attending their three week pain rehabilitation program they taught me how to breathe, meditate and do yoga. It was the essence of my recovery. At the end of my time there I was almost pain free and had a lightness in my being that I had not had in my adult life.

I have continued to practice and study since leaving the clinic.

Meditation and yoga are part of my daily life now and the staff at the Mayo clinic and my yoga teachers have all encouraged me to teach which seems to be my natural calling. The teachers path was a wonderful experience for me.

I am certified Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga Teacher and currently enrolled in the South Okanagan Yoga Academy (SOYA) 500 hours teacher training program. Also I continue to follow my own paths of study in the areas of mind body fitness and development.

I have been fortunate to study with Suzan Wood, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. David Simon, Claire E. Diab, Davidji, Chris Clancy and many others on this path.

Yoga has benefited my life in ways I would have never expected and I hope I can share these benefits with you.

Contact Jeffrey at:
www.sevenhillsyoga.com
jeffrey@sevenhillsyoga.com
604-671-2845
1237 Scarborough Road, Bowen Island, BC