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Documentation of Certificate Activities

August '04 - Consciousness and The Living Universe. There are 18 files associated with my work for this course. In late July and early August I attended a Tibetan Bon workshop facilitated by Christopher Hansard. I have documented my experience there in four  different papers: Two of those papers were written as part of the Consciousness and the Living Universe Course, Unit 3 – Braided Reality and Unit 1.1.; What is Consciousness? and The Tibetan Bon view of Sound, Open Form Poetics and Whitman’s Poetry of Parturition.

 

October/November '04 - Centrum Writing Residency. Several poems were written at Centrum, as well as two essays, both referred to above and a journal of activities. I also started doing Kum Nye, the Tibetan Bon yoga-like discipline (in late September) and have documented that with a summary of the Kum Nye book including thoughts from my own Kum Nye practice. I also conducted a workshop at Centrum and can get a letter from one of the participants for that.

 

3) December '04 - I facilitated a workshop in Calgary. I hope to get a letter from one of the participants.

 

4) February '05 - Trip to Cuba. I have my journals and pictures. A pictorial essay has been written and is on-line with pictures.

 

5) March '05 - CWIS Protected Knowledge Symposium. I have a summary of

that and the interview with Richard Atleo. I also facilitated a workshop at Poets-in-the-Park and one at Eastlake High School and have another letter. Both are on-line. http://www.globalvoicesradio.org/bschusslerletter.rtf

http://www.globalvoicesradio.org/Lindathompsonletter.rtf

 

6) Facilitated workshops in Covington and Eastlake High and attended

the Burning Word Festival. I have a summary of the major experience there.