LIVING MASTERY INTENSIVE

You will never find a single event that offers so much! In this one workshop, you will discover how to get clearer guidance, develop healing skills, experience many amazing teachings and insights, love and trust yourself, create fulfilling relationships, and live a life that reflects your higher self in mind, body, and soul. Living Mastery is an advanced training for students and teachers of spirituality who are ready to learn how to manifest a spiritual, integrated, balanced, and prosperous life, as well as learning how to bring God and all spiritual learning into your daily life and activities.

Thursday, August 28th - Monday, September 1st, 2008
Location: Seattle Area
$1,100 (Includes lodging)
Space is limited! To Register, call (360) 671-8349

LIVING MASTERY WORKSHOP FEEDBACK

What a joy and pleasure it was to be with all of you. It's been an easy transition back into my home and activities, accompanied by this little empty feeling of missing everyone. I found the tarot cards at the local tarot card shop and I'm completing my life wheel while I have the momentum. The symbolic journeys we went on have deeply affected me too. My dreams are not quite the same. It feels like I've shed a layer or something. Now I'm just waiting for the movie, The 13th Warrior to show up in the mail so I can relive some of what we learned.
-Amelia, OR

It was wonderful to attend my third Mastery Workshop. Once again I experienced fantastic insights and expect to make dramatic changes in my life that will prove both healing and inspiring. My favorite parts of the event include the emotional healing, the physical challenges, and the lecture portions that covered the history and mysteries of the universe-all of which amazed me beyond words. I am blown away once again. This year's mastery workshop took me to some of the deepest levels of learning and healing I have experienced. Thank you for bringing in some wonderful male masters with such extraordinary teachings. I was able to see that there are men in this world that are spiritual, soft, and sensitive and yet strong and masterful. Thanks for creating such a safe and loving environment for us to learn and grow to be the masters of our lives you have shown us we can be. After this particular workshop, I realized that I am no longer attending as an attendee but also as a person who is training to assist other teachers and/or facilitate my own workshops some day.
-Jackie, WA

Dear Michael: I want to thank-you for your hard work before, during, and after what proved to be a life changing event. I've known you several years and thought I knew what to expect from your workshops but I was mistaken,. It even surpassed my great expectations. The love we all shared and the wonderful enlightenments and inspirations cannot be put into words. I can hardly wait for the next one, although it will take some time to absorb all the experiences of this last week.
-Linda, OR

Thanks for the workshop! My favorite highlights include the following: A deeper understanding and appreciation that we are one with God and have no fear; How to fill my heart and soul with Joy; The Sufi Dance that focused on holding the "candle" of Christ was a highlight on several levels; The schedule and meals…Walking in the morning, yoga, protein shake for breakfast, a full lunch, and an alkaline meal at the end of the day; Learning to “start the day with God” then re-visit this connection throughout the day and finally, go into deep sleep with God at the end of the day. I also enjoyed the many great insights and learning how to focus, integrate, and apply.
-Rob, France

Once again, I have come away from Avalon with my heart full! I have come to realize that I am a Master though I may need polishing now and then. I loved all of the workshop...yes there were times when I had to re-center myself but I managed to recognize it much quicker and return to the fullness that was offered by everyone. Highlights for me were the Sufi dancing, the cloud busting, and the past life readings. I especially got a lot out of Michael's lectures on various topics and wish I had recorded them. Yoga, Chi Kung, and Kundalini were also inspiring, as well as the diet and practice of healthy nutrition. Last but not least, every person there was wondrously beautiful and dear!
-Cristina, OR

Dear Michael: Many thanks to you and the rest of your team for an exceptional experience. I loved the intensity of the experience and watching your mastery lovingly given every step of the way. My favorite portions of the workshop include: Learning the concepts of mastery, Integration of 'spirit' with our daily routine, The alkaline diet, Tracking and healing emotions, and the Soul-retrieval meditation.
-Louann, France

Lots of lingering joy from our amazing week in the Living Mastery Intensive...thank you for a truly life transformational experience. Since the workshop, I have become aware that I'm asking myself at every step, "As a master, what is my next highest thought or action?" and have been clearly directed every time. The tools we learned with you for self-mastery, as I integrate them, are already yielding powerful fruit. Once again and always, I am deeply and gratefully in your debt. Thank you for being all that you are: a divinely inspired, loving teacher and guide.
-Kim FL

My experience with the Mastery Workshop brought me to a place within that is truly a divine state of enlightenment with an invigorating spirit that is visible-inside and out. I came home from the program with a radiant glow about me, which was like a loving virus that positively affected everyone I came into contact with. In every aspect of my being blocks have been cleared with clarifying precision of my soul's purpose and the passion that was thought to be lost.
-Lady J., SD

One of the biggest things I experienced at the mastery workshop was the feeling of total acceptance from everyone. I loved how we did everything together (dinner, yoga, bon fire, etc…), and how everyone seemed to support each other. Everything at the workshop was great but I loved learning to see past lives in others, especially since all of us seemed to be intuiting the same information. Also, although I have trouble being in big groups of people, I have gained an inner strength towards it now. Lastly, the meals were incredible. I never had it that good at home.
-Steve, NJ

Once again, I am floored. I must be doing VERY well to manifest a mastery workshop facilitated by a master such as yourself. Choosing favorite parts of the workshop is difficult because I enjoyed everything SO much, but your extemporaneous lectures are unsurpassed. During them I am intrigued and charmed; later I am awed by the range of knowledge you pull from yourself with such fluidity, love and unswerving yet patient focus-focus that withstands the meanderings of a large, inquisitive group of seekers. Wow! And if more perfect exercises could be inserted at just the right times, I cannot imagine it. The group itself was fantastic, just as I have come to expect, since you attract beautiful souls and vice versa. I loved the rock climbing and Isagenix shakes. The self-inventory moving into breath-work served both as immediate healing and as a map for future work, which I find very helpful. The whole experience of the Sufi Dancing was exquisite, as were the group's Osho tarot and aura/past life readings. The yoga and chi kung was great, and I especially enjoyed the exposure to kundalini yoga, which I had never experienced before. Because it is so subtle, it's great to pair it with more active techniques as we did. The work we did writing a personal mission statement has inspired me in a number of ways. I see that the mastery workshop was an initiation for me to complete the transition from my old (secular) life into that of a healer. My massage practice is no longer an experiment that could blow any day. It is now the thing that will sustain me while I am given the opportunity to help others create healing in their lives. The mastery workshop was synchronistically perfect for me in content and form, from the breadth of our experiences down to the last detail of the last day. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
-Carol, TX

Words cannot possibly express the powerful insights obtained at the Mastery Workshop. In fact the knowledge I received shall permeate every cell of my being and my life-including my work, my love and respect for self, and my love for others in my life. I learned how to navigate the storms and to anchor myself at the shores of my dreams. And like the waves crashing upon the sand, I am in the proper rhythm, flowing toward my destination but calmly centered in each moment. Nevertheless, it's the intuitive tools I discovered and the spiritual truths that I find most crucial to my personal evolvement. I am now prepared to practice mental focus, and with the intention to stay grounded in my internal voice, always aware that I am the deliberate creator of my universe. I am the master of my soul.
-Angela, TX

During my flight home from the Mastery Workshop, I used up every piece of paper I had, front & back, as your words flooded my every thought. It wasn't just your words but your voice as if your presence was still with me hours after I had departed from the mastery workshop. I have to tell you again, you breathed life into the inner core of my soul. I experienced love on a deeper level & my life will never be the same. You taught me to set the bar high for myself & settle for nothing less than mastery. I'm standing firm on the solid foundation you helped me create for myself & falling in love with life again. I am forever grateful to God for bringing you into my life. You are a beautiful. And so it is! By the way, I have to share something so very cool with you. I told you that I had had an MRI, CT, sonagram of my back to try to figure out what was causing my pain. I could count on one hand how many nights I have slept without back pain, in 2 1/2 years, that is until you healed me. Michael, I don't know what you did but I have no more back pain, I mean NONE. I have not woken up in pain one time since you worked on me, including the last night I spent there. I wanted to wait to tell you to make sure, but it's been almost a week now. I can't thank you enough for all you have done for me. Not only have you healed my life emotionally & spiritually but you have healed me physically! Also, things are moving forward for me. I have an appointment to look at a house today, how cool is that?
-Robyn, TX

Wow! That Mastery Workshop experience was amazing on so many levels. I really appreciated Michael's passion and complete devotion to us and our process. The deep processing work has helped to clear what was muddy to me when viewing my internal landscape. I now have a greater understanding of how negative attitudes and behaviors have ruled some of my life. I understand that some of the old patterns may come up in my life, may hook me but I now have a greater awareness and will not let these patterns rule me. Michael's greatest teaching for me is how he models affectionate, connected, and unconditional love. Not that I think he does it perfectly all the time, but he seems incredibly more willing to try to do it that anyone I have ever met, especially of the male gender. This has also been my greatest challenge because I also did a great deal of work on the my self esteem-I realized in the breathwork that I have felt "too big" in my life because I hadn't yet felt fully welcome here on this planet. I now realize I not only belong here but I am powerful and powerfully needed to contribute my talents and strength to others. What I loved most about the workshop includes the following: Mastery concepts, Mindfulness, Focus, Centering breaths, Reiki, Qi-gong, Rock-climbing, Obstacle course, Prayers, Emotional healing, Breath-work, Sufi Dances, Great meals, and great new friends. You challenged us to be masters of our lives, to "raise the bar" for ourselves. That is just terrific. I walked away with a full cup of love for me and for everyone else. Even my digestive and elimination system is far better! Thanks again, Michael, for your dedication and devotion to our spiritual growth.
-Jean, OR

I am so honored to have had the opportunity to experience five of the most amazing days of my life, while attending the Mastery Workshop. While traveling through ones spiritual journey sometimes our light goes dim, but with such passion and conviction, wrapped with love and kindness, this event lit the flame and set it ablaze. Michael Mirdad is such a gifted teacher with such ability to inspire and challenge each and every one of us from within. He introduced us to our higher self and ignited our relationship with the Christ Consciousness. From the very first moment we arrived, with open arms, an authentic God light embraced us. The hospitality, which was so comforting, created such an incredibly safe space. I learned a lot about my abilities in all areas of my life but as a healer I especially embraced the healing arts such as acupressure and cranial therapy. Physically, I became aware of my strength and endurance through rock climbing, yoga and the obstacle course. Mentally, I was challenged doing exercises in cloud busting, seeing auras and learning the importance of focusing and to “divide and conquer” life's obstacles. Emotionally, I embraced exercises such as Past Life Regression and Sufi Dancing; while allowing the deepest places of my soul to surface and become exposed, feeling and sharing in the oneness. Learning the progression of my Soul's journey and the heart aspect of human consciousness was fascinating. I also loved using creative visualization. Spiritually, I was empowered by the importance of letting go and letting God live through me every instant of my life, as we learned effective prayer and affirmation. It was fabulous to spend time with all of my brothers and sisters, loving, learning, listening, feeling, growing to become better at what we do in our lives. As Gandhi once said, “What is obtained by love is retained for all time.”
-Janet, NY

The recent Mastery Workshop was a rich and life-altering experience. Every single activity, session, and experience had so much value, and was an integral part of the whole. The Sufi Dancing was a standout for me, mainly because of the radiance of this particular dance experience. My son says I seem different and he is so glad that I look happier now. I'm excited to have vastly widened the range of physical activities in my repertoire and look forward to living a more balanced life. I am determined to stick to this and I've started my mornings with yoga and an Isagenix shake. I spent my first day back into my life in a buoyant mood, marveling at the changes that are already happening in my life. What a day of joy and abundance! I also spent some wonderful time with my son who told me just days before the workshop that he had been worried for some time that I would commit suicide someday. I told him I would never do that. I explained how our souls choose certain lives to work on certain issues so we can master them. I could see the relief and understanding on his face, and it felt so good to see that burden lifted from him. I am moving forward with a sense of peace and a lighter step, and carrying this experience with me in a small green stone that will serve as remembrance of this loving embrace, this healing and healthy connection to the Divine Spirit and to each other. You've given me all I need not only to survive, but to thrive.

I am very grateful for the following:
o Finally understanding chakras, and the importance of a life in balance.
o The gift of well-organized packets and concrete lists of resources to support my ongoing learning.
o Finding out that I can do more than I thought I could physically.
o The safe place and loving embrace that allowed me to release lifetimes of pain.
o Realizing that I felt no limitation at all, either physically or mentally.
o Knowing that I have a Lemurian spirit guide and a snowy owl totem to accompany me on my path.
o Walking, sitting, thinking, resting in the most beautiful garden I've ever experienced.
o Learning and experiencing such a variety of bodywork.
o Feeling love and acceptance from this group of amazing souls.
o Just feeling…love, pain, anger, acceptance, connection. It feels good to feel again.
o Losing a little physical weight and yet feeling like I lost a ton of emotional weight.
o Being a part of creating a strong vibrant community in just a few days, and feeling like I know my new friends better than I do my "friends" here in the world of illusion.
-Jennifer, OR

What struck me most in my too brief time with the group was how self-assured they all were as healers. The paired breath-work that we did is often just overwhelming for people the first time they do it, so that individuals have little to offer their partners. As I drifted around the room, I felt like every breather was in very good hands. The lesson that I hope everybody took with them is that you really shouldn't wait until you've "got it all together" to start helping others. What people need is YOU, just the way you are, this moment, every moment. Keep breathing!
-Michael Sky (Author and Breath-worker)

I had a wonderful time leading Dances of Universal Peace at the Living Mastery Workshop. Being a dance leader is akin to being an orchestra conductor: the skill and direction of the conductor is important, but so is the composer, and of course, the orchestra itself. I must say that the participants of the Living Mastery workshop were a wonderful ”orchestra” -responsive, open-hearted and enthusiastic.
-Brian (Sufi Dance Facilitator)

This year's workshop was another life changing experience. Every day was a journey in challenge and choice. The lessons in focus, clarity, balance, and integration will forever help me physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. My self-awareness was heightened, guiding me to areas that need to be worked on with the many tools that were provided. My eyes have been opened to a whole new world and I am now exploring my soul's purpose in ways that would never have even entered my consciousness. Thank you for your guidance in bringing God into every aspect of my being.
-Diana, FL

Michael, I want to thank you for the experience of "Living Mastery." As a result of this profound workshop, I have opened up…frozen emotions are surfacing to finally thaw out. I am at peace with myself; determined to change the direction of my life and create a more holistic, God-centered way
of living. All of this was made possible because you lovingly moved us through exercises that forced us to face the hell in which we have been living, take ownership of it, and make a choice to change. With greater self-confidence, I see my life as filled with boundless opportunities unfolding before me: opportunities to heal, grow and experience love and abundance in everything. Had I not experienced it first hand, I would not have believed that a 5-day intensive workshop could have such an incredible effect on my life...and so quickly. I already recognize subtle differences in the way that I speak to people, being able to clearly and yet lovingly set boundaries for myself and I have a greater focus and ability to move through things (work, personal obligations) with greater fluidity and clarity. I am breathing again. For me, this workshop has awakened my body, mind, emotions, soul and spirit! WOW! I am ALIVE AGAIN, and I am loving it!
-Yolanda, ONT

Thank you for helping re-create a sense of family, union, oneness. I've come home with so many tools that I experience peace beyond all understanding. It's been like rock-climbing-staying grounded within while reaching for just the right hand/foot-hold that will help me ascend a little further. In the past, after these workshops I've usually felt fragile upon re-entry into the world-but this time I breathe and remember to call on the inner 'Genie.' My kids think this is fun to do. They've noticed I haven't yelled at them since I've been home...They see me grabbing my journal when I have stuff in my head or getting overly emotional--this is helping me recognize patterns of reactions quickly so that I can heal them using the tracking exercises we learned. My husband says I'm amazingly focused...ME...AMAZINGLY FOCUSED?! WOW! and speaking of husbands-He was the model husband/daddy while I was gone...the exercise of visualizing loving interactions and harmonious flow in our family life has been beautiful in its unfolding. Lastly, whenever I feel like I'm slipping into “stuff,” I am uplifted when I visualize all of us cuddling together in the center of the classroom, breathing, being one...
-Lesa, FL

Thank you for an enlightening workshop. For me, I felt this workshop made me very aware of what I have learned from you over the years and how I have come to use it in my day to day living. Upon re-entry into the world, I am amazed at how many people DON'T know this stuff. I love coming to your workshops to experience the Love, sharing, the people, the heart centered focus...Especially for me, it reinforces that Spirit/God always comes first. When I put God first, things just seem to stay in the flow. I liked the tracking exercise. I use it almost everyday when emotions come up and I can go to the root of my disharmony. Then I can refill with spirit. Not that I don't experience heavy emotions anymore, just now they aren't as intense and I can move through them like clouds. I also liked the movie, The Secret, and the rock climbing wall, the Sufi dancing, spending time on the grounds at Avalon (again-fantastic job on what you have done in so short a time!) I also enjoy the repertoire and variety of your own personal mastery-and being exposed to very focused healing techniques.
-Dawn, AK

The Mastery Workshop was a jolly good time. Yes, the workshops keep getting betta, betta, betta :) The best was listening to the people's responses to what they were experiencing and sharing what I was experiencing too :) Very common threads. Especially when Tiffany shared her feelings of being aware that she has a shadow side that she feels doesn't fit in with people and groups like this one. I too was feeling as she was…other people stated they did also. It was as though Tiffany was "channeling" what we all felt. Sort of like outcasts…not belonging…asking self "what am I doing here"? Also, The breathing exercise with Michael Skye was a highlight for me. And the forgiveness exercise really helped get rid of a lot of old "stuff." Thank You for letting me work in the Gardens. All the Mastery principles kick in such as “divide and conquer.” :)
-Susan, FL

What an amazing workshop this was for me! I feel AWAKE and ALIVE! It was a celebration and education. We learned as we danced and played! My ability to focus and be present far surpassed last year. This year I was able to complete my Mastery Wheel, whereas last year I had struggled. I feel much of this has to do with my having more integration. MASTERS CHOOSE, THEN DO SOMETHING! So…I Chose & then did something, rather than sit around wondering! I realize that many times I had not chosen nor followed through. For example, regular tithing, meeting with a financial planner to get my finances in order, daily prayer & meditation...but the key for me was to make a contract with myself & give myself a time-line and begin in small increments-“divide & Conquer.” So now I am committed to doing a little bit in each area of my life so as not to overwhelm myself in each area.
-Ron, ONT

There are so many exercises that brought about such clarity and healing for me: The first being the bow and arrow. I finally realized what it feels like to fully be connected with the pulse of "God." I also realized just how manic my energy usually is and how much I prefer the feeling of peace and complete "Oneness." I also had a profound realization in one of the exercises…I remembered being four years old and listening to my parents arguing. My mom made a comment that my dad completely disagreed with, but the argument was not about their differing opinions but about my dad forcing my mom to try to defend her point-something I learned to do all too well. My dad was always happy when we defended ourselves, so I realized (through tracking) that I was not only trained to defend myself but I equated defending myself to receiving love and approval. Then the rebirthing showed me that I sometimes use breath as a means to control life, and when the breath was trying flow freely, I fought it every step of the way. Ironically, I want so much to connect freely with God, yet one of the easiest ways to do this is through breath-and I keep holding mine. The Sufi dancing was fabulous. I don't think my heart has ever been that open and full of joy. Journaling helped to realize that I'm afraid of opening myself up to others for fear of being judged as not good enough. To say that I learned a lot about myself during this experience is definitely an understatement. What is truly amazing about this workshop is that every exercise seemed to connect to another in revealing, healing, and integrating.
-Joelle, FL