La Costa Resort & Spa and The Chopra Center Offer Workplace Wellbeing Program

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The Chopra Center for Wellbeing, headquartered at La Costa Resort and Spa in southern California, introduced a new curriculum of specialized programs to teach groups how to implement daily wellness into the workplace through teachings customized by Dr. Deepak Chopra, and developed to inspire creativity and maximize wellbeing, the company announced.

The Chopra Center Workplace Wellbeing program looks at the person as a whole, focusing on the physical, emotional and spiritual layers for a productive and balanced professional and personal lifestyle. Placing wellness first and the workplace second, the program integrates ancient teachings with modern science.

The new multi-faceted curriculum is offered in the following six categories:

Inspired Leadership – Unleash the potential for creativity, organizing power and sense of unity.

Stress Management – Tap into inner silence and wisdom with breathing and meditation practices.

Move & Energize – Chair yoga teachings invigorate the body and clear a busy mind.

Work-life Balance – Learn your unique mind-body type and discover how to alleviate imbalance.

Communication – Improve skills for relationship building and conflict resolution at work and home.

Nutrition – Discover how simple, mindful eating habits affect health, energy and balance.

As part of any meetings itinerary taking place at La Costa Resort & Spa, groups can choose from the above programs for 90-minute, half-day, full-day or multi-day teachings. Additionally, yoga, meditation, massage and medical consultations can be included as optional add-ons to any curriculum.

“The Workplace Wellbeing program integrates the connection between mind and body, with the ultimate goal of attaining a healthy work-life balance,” said Sara Harvey, chief operating officer of the Chopra Center. “The technologically advanced meeting facilities of La Costa combined with the beautiful grounds of the resort is the perfect setting in which to learn how to live a healthy, vibrant lifestyle personally and professionally.”

For more information on The Chopra Center Workplace Wellbeing programs or to make reservations, call The Chopra Center at (888) 736-6895 or visit www.chopra.com/workwell.

Chopra Center to Showcase Lotus Sculpture Statues

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Lotus Sculpture, an online gallery and showroom in Oceanside, Calif., featuring Hindu and Buddhist statues is partnering with the Chopra Center Marketplace at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., to sell one-of-a-kind, handcrafted Hindu God and Buddha statues produced from Asian artisans.

“The Chopra Center’s theme of ‘heal, balance, and transform’ aligns with our vision to provide the highest quality, hand-made Asian sculptures to Hindus, Buddhists and art lovers all over the world,” said Kyle Tortora, Founder of Lotus Sculpture.

The statues have been individually selected for display at the Chopra Center Marketplace include the Zen Meditating Buddha; Lord Ganesh, remover of obstacles; Lord Shiva, Hindu god of destruction and Hindu god Lord Krishna.

Not only are the sculptures available for sale at the Chopra Center, some also go on tour with Deepak on meditation and spiritual retreats.

For more on Lotus Sculpture, visit, www.lotussculpture.com.

Free 21 Day Meditation Challenge with Deepak Chopra

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The Chopra Center is launching another free 21-day meditation challenge starting Monday, July 16, and the theme is “Free to love.”

Week one is “Your Pathway to Freedom” where meditators will uncover and release any thought patterns or beliefs preventing them from living and loving fully, and week two is “Healing the Heart,” where attendees explore the multi-dimensional aspects of love, including gratitude, joy, romance and intuition, according to The Chopra Center. The final week is dedicated to transformation.

Each day participants can download a new guided meditation by Deepak Chopra and other Chopra Center Master Meditation Teachers, offering practical tips to assist listeners on creating a lasting change in their lives via meditation.

Participation is free, simply sign-up online!

Chopra Center New Rupa Mist Body & Linen Sprays

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Adding to its line-up of massage oils and pure essential oils custom-created for each dosha based on Ayurvedic medicine, the Chopra Center is now offering Rupa Mist Body and Linen sprays. Created with pure essential oils, the mists can be used to refresh a space – whether home or office – and can also be applied directly to the skin or linens.

Vata (Relaxing) uses grounding essential oils of Patchouli, Vetiver, and Basil to help quiet the mind, relieve stress and balance the Vata mind-body type.

Kapha (Invigorating) offers a mix of stimulating essential oils, including rosemary, frankincense and peppermint to help inspire natural enthusiasm, enliven vital energy and balance a Kapha mind-body type.

Pitta (Soothing) is a fragrant mix of cooling essential oils, such as ylang-ylang, lavender, lemon and other natural botanicals to help take the edge off irritability, relieve tension and balance a Pitta mind-body type.

Each bottle is 8 ounces for $24 at Chopra.com.

Dr. David Simon Memorial to be Broadcast via Live Streaming with Deepak Chopra & Wayne Dyer

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On Sunday, February 26, from 2 to 4 p.m., the public is invited to honor David Simon at a memorial at La Costa Resort, where friends and family members will remember the man whose work and presence transformed the lives of so many people throughout the world.

The event is free and everyone is welcome to attend. Guests are asked to RSVP through the Chopra Center’s online registration page here.

The memorial will also be broadcast via live streaming on www.chopra.com so those who live far away can be part of the celebration of David’s life and gifts to the world, according to the Chopra Center.

Guest speakers will include members of David’s family, as well as Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer and other friends and colleagues. The public memorial will also include a live musical tribute by Emmy-award winning singer and songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman.

Since the announcement of David Simon’s passing, there has been an outpouring of love and gratitude, as thousands of people from throughout the world have posted their memories of David on a special chopra.com blog page, Remembering David.

For more information about the event, visit the online registration page.

Chopra Center Launches 21-Day Meditation Challenge in Dr. David Simon’s Memory

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On Monday, February 20, 2012, The Chopra Center is launching another 21-Day Meditation Challenge, and dedicating it to the memory of co-founder, Dr. David Simon.

This challenge is brand-new and called the “Mind-Body Odyssey.” In the past two years, more than 150,000 people have embraced the free online meditation program.

“We are dedicating this Meditation Challenge to David Simon, who has been my friend, partner, and teacher for more than twenty years,” said best-selling author and spiritual mentor Deepak Chopra, M.D., who co-founded the Chopra Center with David in 1996. “From our personal experience as meditators, and in working with patients, David and I both knew first-hand the power of meditation to balance the body, heal the mind, and transform the spirit. I know David was happy that the Meditation Challenge was opening the doors to many people who previously believed that meditation was too ‘hard’ or ‘mysterious.’

Each day, participants will receive a guided audio meditation and guidance for creating a regular meditation practice. A Meditation Challenge Facebook community is also open to participants who want to share their experiences, ask questions, and connect with other like-minded meditators.

“The upcoming Mind-Body Odyssey is ideal for anyone who is seeking more peace and balance and a lot less stress and ‘dis-ease’ in their lives,” said Chopra, who will lead the meditations, along with the Chopra Center’s lead meditation teacher, davidji, and other master Chopra Center instructors.

Registration and participation is free.