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On Sunday afternoon, June 26, a great movie is showing in Palo Alto and the
director will be there to talk and answer questions before and after the show.

The movie is “Her Majesty” (details below).It has many of the same people involved as worked on “Whale Rider,” another exceptional movie from a year or 2 ago.

MARK GORDON, the director of “Her Majesty,” is back for another insight into
filmmaking and screenplay writing.

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HER MAJESTY (New Zealand 2001) Drama 1 hr. 45 min.
Set in the small town of Middleton, New Zealand, in 1953, Gordon’s drama
pivots on the friendship that develops between a 13-year-old white girl,
Lizzie Wakefield (newcomer Sally Andrews), and an elderly Maori woman, Hira
Mata (Vicky Haughton). Their unlikely alliance becomes the pretext for
Lizzie’s cultural awakening.

Director Mark Gordon is in attendance before and after the screening for Q&A

SUNDAY June 26 movie starts at 4:40pm
SPANGENBERG THEATRE (off back parking lot at Gunn High School)
780 Arastradero Road at Foothill Expressway, Palo Alto
650 354-8263 http://www.spangenbergtheatre.com

THE ONLY INDEPENDENT MOVIE HOUSE WITHOUT MOVIE HOUSE PRICES

For more details, including other shows this weekend, see their website.
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I want everyone in Mountain View to know that you are in my thoughts and that I really feel a lot of gratitude for the time that I have been given with you. I’m still very busy setting up my life in Sonora and catching up on deferred activities, but I’m hitting the mat every day at 7 am - except Saturdays, and last Tuesday, a moon day.
I went to check out some of the yoga studios and instructors on Tuesday, and found that there was a summer solstice celebration at the Yoga Loft here in Sonora. I stayed for 54 suryanamaskars, but I wish I could have been with you all and Connie,

There are things going on here - there was some kind of Sufi workshop this weekend that I had to miss out on due to family activities, and there is a Shambhala meditation group that meets on Thursday evenings two doors down from us.

I’ll post some more later, but I need to give some coherence to my comments. I’ll be receiving a digital camera this weekend as a service award from work, so there will be pictures as well.

Love to you all,
Ray

Please see this page for details on a talk to be given tomorrow at East-West by Tim Custis. The talk is free.

http://www.eastwest.com/june_events.html#23

You can see Tim’s website at www.spiralrelease.com for more details about him and his work.

The next Sutra Discussion group will be help Monday, June 20th at 7 pm. Laurel has again graciously agreed to host. Please call 650 450 2624 if you need directions.

You can bring tea or a dessert to share. We should be talking about sutras fifteen through twenty of the second book.

Given our recent Sutra Discussion Group, I thought you may be interested in this:

Yoga Sutras: The Ancient Wisdom Behind the Practice

Dates/Times:
Saturday & Sunday, 1:00-4:00pm
June 25th - 26th, 2005

Yoga is a meditative discipline of liberation. For centuries this ancient and timeless wisdom of Yoga was passed on orally from teacher to student. In the second century BC a sage named Patanjali recorded these teachings in what is known as the Yoga Sutras. Kofi Busia - a master scholar and practitioner of these teachings - is coming to Avalon to share his knowledge, and give your practice direction and strength.

Each day will begin with a talk by Kofi which covers the intention for the class, and his deep interest in the Yoga Sutras. The discussion will turn to focus specifically on one or two sutras, the sutras will be chanted, and then Kofi will guide the class through a thoughtful series of asanas which build on the understanding gained from the sutras.

This workshop is suitable for early-intermediate to advanced students. Bringing a translated copy of the Yoga Sutras would be handy, but is not required.

Kofi Busia was born in Ghana, West Africa, and has lived in both his native country and the United Kingdom. He was introduced to yoga while a student at Oxford University, and immediately travelled to Pune to have long-term in-depth studies at the feet of his guru, Sri B.K.S. Iyengar. He began his teaching career while still a student at Oxford, and has taught professionally ever since. He was awarded his Advanced Teaching Certificate by B.K.S. Iyengar over 30 years ago and has taught all over the world, being one of the most recognizable and respected of teachers, and a regular teaching participant at many conventions and gatherings around the world. He is also the author of an original translation and commentary, direct from the Sanskrit, of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. He is particularly noted for his wide knowledge of Indian and Western philosophy which he weaves, using his notable story-telling skills and his keen sense of humor, into his classes. Kofi currently lives in California where he teaches both regular weekly classes, and intensive workshops and teacher trainings.

Please visit www.kofibusia.com

Cost:
Advanced registration:
$65 per/day or $110 for entire workshop.
Registration on the day of the event will include a 15% svc. charge.