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LATEST ADDITIONS TO OUR PROGRAMS:

NEW! Quasar 2012: New York City, USA
THE FREEDOM OF BEING
Wednesday, May 9 – Sunday, May 13, 2012
This 5-day Retreat is open to the general public as well as students in the school. This event is a rare opportunity for those not in the school to experience the Diamond Approach as taught by its founders, Karen Johnson and Hameed Ali.
Location: Subud Chelsea Center, 230 West 29th Street, NY, NY 10001
Cost: $549 if registered by December 1, 2011, $599 after December 1, 2011
For more details and registration: please visit www.Quasar2012.com

NEW! California Diamond Heart 9 
Introductory weekends for California Diamond Heart 9 will begin in 2012. Watch this space for further information soon! To be added to the mailing list to receive further details, you can email ridhwan@dhat.org or phone 510 841-1283

NEW! Ottawa / Montreal
There are new Diamond Approach teachings beginning in Ottawa, Canada. For more information on the teachings and registration you can contact Pamela Pritchard at pamela@convivium.com or the teacher of the new group Thomas Weinberg at thomasw@aloha.net

NEW! Gulf Coast Diamond Approach Group - Texas
The Gulf Coast Diamond Approach draws students from all over the Gulf Coast region, including Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, and Tennessee, under the teaching of Deborah Ussery and Morton Letofsky, who, for the past 35 years, have been students of A. Hameed Ali.

A new group is starting in March 2013 in Texas. In 2012, Diamond Approach teachers will be offering a series of introductory weekend teachings, exploring the fundamental practices and orientation of the Diamond Approach. To be on a mailing list for this new group and the 2012 weekends, contact Annette Anderson at andersonannettes@aol.com or ph. (214) 660-4278, or visit the Gulf Coast website at http://diamondgulfcoast.com

Public Talk
February 29, 2012 – “Awakening the Flame of Heart-centered Motivation”
Houston, Texas See flyer
Introductory Weekends in Dallas in 2012:
March 24 & 25, 2012 – “The Awakening Body”
Dallas, Texas See flyer
Introductory Weekends in Houston in 2012:
March 24 & 25, 2012 – “The Work: Exploration of the Soul Awakening to its Nature”
Houston, Texas See flyer

NEW! The Practice of Inquiry: A 10 session class: New class begins Monday January 9, 2012.
What is inquiry? What is the nature of this mysterious practice that, when engaged in, in a deeply personal and embodied way, can bring us into direct contact with our True Self. This class provides an opportunity to explore in-depth one's understanding and experience of the process of self-inquiry as it is practiced in the Diamond Approach.
Through presentations and exercises we will explore our relationship with curiosity, knowing and not knowing, allowing, superego, the experience of embodiment and other elements that affect our inquiry.
This class is open to all; students and friends, relatives and others interested in the Diamond Approach. See flyer.

Mondays, 7-9:30pm at the Ridhwan School in N. Berkeley.
Taught by Barbara Knyper, an ordained teacher of the Diamond Approach.
For further information and to register contact Barbara at 510 206-0345, or email bgknyper@gmail.com

NEW! Total Transformation: Working with Our Body, Mind, and Heart

A Diamond Approach workshop in London, UK, January 27-29, 2012
Fri. 27th 2:00 - 5:00p & 7:00 - 9:30pm
Sat. 28th 10.00am- 5:00pm
Sun. 29th 10.00am - 5:00pmTeachers: Joyce Lyke, Tejo Jourdan.
Cost £215
For more information: Contact Diane Jonas diane@dhat.org

NEW! Atlanta 3: New Diamond Heart Group forming in Atlanta, Georgia.
Weekend meetings begin Friday at 7pm, continuing Saturday 9.30 - 5.30 and Sunday 9.30 - 12.30
Location: The Link Counseling Center, 348 Mt. Vernon Highway NE, Sandy Springs Georgia 30328
Next Weekend Meeting: February 10-12, 2012 see flyer
If you are interested in obtaining more information about the weekend or the Atlanta 3 group please contact Ron Wynkoop at ronaldwynkoop@aol.com

NEW! Washington, DC
A new group is forming in Washington, DC
Open to Public
Takoma Park in Washington, DC:
2012: February 4-5
         April 14-15*
         June 9-10*
         September 15-16*
         November 3-4
         *These meetings may also include Friday evenings
Teacher: Victoria Young
See flyer 
For more information and to register for one or more of the introductory events, contact Barbara Burst at bearwise@verizon.net or (202) 746-9473

NEW IN NEW ZEALAND

NEW! Diamond Approach in New Zealand
The Diamond Approach group in New Zealand is still open to new students. The group meets twice a year in Auckland, (February 16 - 19 & June 7-12, 2012). Also, once a year in a residential retreat at the Tauhara Retreat Center in Taupo, (September 4 - 9, 2012) with ongoing interim conference call teachings.

Please contact Suni Sharpe for information or an application: s.sharpe@xtra.co.nz phone 021-533047
Teacher: Christine Dveirin at cdveirin@gmail.com
Assisting Teacher: Lisa Barrett at diamondstupa@yahoo.com

NEW IN EUROPE:

NEW! Diamond Heart Europe Group II
Applications are now being received for Diamond Heart Europe Group II, which starts in February 2012. Diamond Heart Europe Groups I and II are under the direct supervision of Hameed Ali (who writes under the name A.H.Almaas) and Karen Johnson, the co-founders of the Diamond Approach.

Diamond Heart Europe Group II will meet twice each year (February and June) for 7-8 day residential retreats in either Northern Germany or the Netherlands. The group will be taught (in English) by Jeanne Hay, Joyce Lyke, with Stefan Haarhaus and Rob Merkx.
2012 Dates: February 12-19, June 8-15
For more information about DHEurope 2, or for an application for DHEurope 2, e-mail: DHEurope2@dhat.org

NEW! Ireland Group II
Diamond Approach Ireland Group 1 is now closed. Diamond Approach Ireland Group 2, in Cork, is open to new participants. Susannah Grover is the lead teacher of the Irish groups. See flyer.
2012 Retreat dates: March 9-11 and March 16-18, June 28-July 1 and July 6-8, Oct 12-14 and Oct 19-21. This group will be closing in 2012.
For more information, and to apply to join this group, contact: Angela Kelly, group2admin@gmail.com or Tel: +353 (0)87 9125666

NEW! Italy 2 Group Forming
A new Diamond Approach international group is forming in Northern Italy at beautiful Lago di Garda near Verona in the Veneto.  The retreat site is conveniently located 2 hours east of Milan, 1 hour west of Venice and 6 hours south of Munich.   The current Italy I group draws students from 13 nations.   The new group will meet two times a year for 7 day retreats with interim teachings also available.   The teaching will be in English.   The teachers for this group are:   Katie Boone,  Michael Boone, and Janel Ensler.   See Flyer
2012 retreat dates: April 29-May 6, October 5-12. Applications are now being accepted.   For further information or to receive an application form, please contact:
Alexandra Bayer E-mail: IDAItaly.info@gmail.com

NEW! Netherlands, Belgium, Germany

New Ongoing Groups and Introductory Events:

To be on the mailing list for future new activities in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, contact: NL_contact@dhat.org 

New Ongoing Group: The Netherlands:
A new ongoing group, Diamond Approach Weekend group Netherlands (DAWN) will start in 2013.
Diamond Approach Teachers: Emma Hummelen, Philipp Hasselblatt, Elsa Teeuwen.
Dates 2013:
January 4 – 6, and Sunday February 3

March 2 - 4, and Saturday March 30

May 10 - 12, and Sunday June 16

October 25- 27, and Sunday December 1
Language: English

For information and applications, contact: twodiamond1@googlemail.com

Introductory days in Hamburg, Germany with Philipp Hasselblatt, Diamond Approach Teacher: "Inquiry, the Joy of Discovery", Hamburg March 17, 2012
"The Courageous Heart and Inquiry", Hamburg September 22, 2012
Contact twodiamond1@googlemail.com to register.

NEW! Ridhwan Auf Deutsch 2: The Diamond Approach in the German Language
Led by Florentin Krause and a team of teachers who are native German speakers. The first RAD group began in 2008 and is now closed to new participants.  Please contact RAD.bewerbungen@dhat.org to add youir name to the RAD mailing list to receive information about future activities.

NEW! Scandinavia
A new Diamond Approach Scandinavian group, Luminous True North, has formed and is still accepting new members. The venue of the retreats is close to Karlstad, Sweden, which is a fair distance from Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen. The teachers are Marie Ali, Regina Reilly, Susannah Grover and Gregory Beck. This group will be closing in 2012.
2012 dates: May 25-June 4 and September 29-October 7.
For more information, dates and to apply to join this group, please email: dascandinavia@gmail.com

NEW! United Kingdom Group 3
The third ongoing Ridhwan UK group is still open to new participants. It has had one retreat last year and will meet for two 7-day retreats a year at Buckland Hall in the Brecon Beacons in Wales.The groups in the spring will be lead by Joyce Lyke and Tejo Jourdan and in the Autumn by Sandra Maitri and Tejo, with other teachers of the Diamond approach assisting at both retreats.

2012 Retreat Dates: June 4-11, October 8-15
Fees for the teachings are £490; this includes one private session and four in-between recordings. Accommodation costs average £375. To request an application, please contact Diane at diane@dhat.org Tel 0044 (0) 20 8150 3410
There is a £25 non refundable fee for covering the cost of administration and application review.

NEW IN NORTH AMERICA:

NEW! Diamond Heart 8 - Boulder, Colorado
The next Diamond Heart Program (DH8) has begun and remains open to new students. It is expected to close after the January 2012 weekend.  More details are available on the page for the Ridhwan Center in Boulder, Colorado. For information on how to apply for admission, please contact Andreas Mouskos:  AMouskos@gmail.com & 303-463-4502.

NEW! Diamond Approach in New York City
A new Diamond Approach group is forming in New York City and is open to new participants.
2012 dates:
January 21 & 22, March 10 & 11, April 17-22 (at Guest House Retreat Center in CT), June 9 & 10, September 8 & 9, and October 27 & 28.
The teachers for this group are Byron Brown, Leslie Chyten, Anne Singer, and Susan Weiley. The meetings will be held at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
For information and applications, please email Cynthia Martin at DiamondApproachNY@gmail.com

NEW! Diamond Approach in San Diego
After two years of introductory workshops in San Diego, the formal Diamond Approach teaching is beginning in January 2011. You are invited to attend several retreat weekends of the San Diego Diamond Approach Group to see if this path is right for you.
Weekend Retreats:
Weekends will be held at the Marina Village Conference Center on Quivara Way, in San Diego, Saturday and Sunday from 10-6. The cost is $200 if paid two weeks in advance of the retreat, and $250 if paid after that date. Next weekend: December 17-18
Friday Night Introductory Evenings:
On each Friday night preceding a weekend, from 7-9:30, there will be an opportunity to meet the teacher, Sanjen Miedzinski, and hear an overview of the practices and teachings of the Diamond Approach. Cost is $20. Location may vary. Next Introductory Evenng: December 16

For dates, any questions or if you wish to attend either the Friday night or the weekend, please contact Sanjen directly at sanjen@att.net or (510) 524-1633.
Also see our website: diamondapproachsandiego.com

NEW! Diamond Approach in Seattle
Diamond Approach Seattle draws students from all over Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The first group (DAS 1) has been ongoing for many years and is closed to new students except for students transferring to this area. Teacher: Lauren Armstrong.
DAS 2 is now starting and open to new students. The teaching will be in Seattle and Portland. As this group develops, they will be invited to attend Hameed Ali's (A.H. Almaas) annual retreat.
Teachers: Joyce Lyke, Lauren Armstrong. Assisted by Rosalind Diamond, Candace Harris, Renie Hope, Jane Johnston and Carole Miller as supporting teachers
For more information contact Candace Harris at charris@antioch.edu Phone 206-706-1383

NEW! SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION:Diamond Approach Los Angeles
A new group is forming in Santa Monica, lead by Diamond Approach teachers Sandra Maitri and Eugene Cash. Sandra Maitri is one of the principal teachers of the Diamond Approach, a member of its leadership council, an original student of Claudio Naranjo, and the author of two well-known books on the enneagram: The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram: Nine Faces of the Soul; and The Enneagram of the Passions and Virtues: Finding the Way Home. She has also worked extensivley with Vipassana and Tibetan Buddhism. Eugene Cash leads Diamond Approach groups in the Bay Area and is a teacher of Buddhism at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and at San Francisco Insight, which he founded, as well as leading intensive meditation retreats internationally.

The weekend programs will include evocative lectures, sitting and moving meditation, experiential exercises and inquiry.
2012 dates: Jan 14-15, March 31-April 1, May 26-27, September 29-30, Dec 1-2
See flyer
For more information or to register, contact Carli Simons at carlisimons@yahoo.com or ph. (818) 508-9721

Other Diamond Approach groups that are forming or currently open for new members exist throughout North America, Europe and Australia. Please check Locations for specific places.

OTHER NEW EVENTS:

NEW! Upcoming Events at Guest House in Chester, Connecticut
For more information about any of these events, please visit www.GuestHouseCenter.org or call 860-322-5770 ext 157 or e-mail Michael@GuestHouseCenter.org Also see Public Events on this website.

Diamond Approach Teaching Events:
1. Falling Awake: Experiencing True Nature Through Movement and Sound: with Byron Brown, April 12 - 15, 2012
2. Body of Being: An Exploration: with A.H.Almaas (Hameed Ali) May 2-4, 2012
3. Mystery of the Body: A Diamond Approach Perspective: with Leah Chyten, November 3-4, 2012

Other Events:
Tango as a Door to Presence: with Jeanne Hay (DA Teacher) and Gawain Bantle, September 20 - 23, 2012