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Bhakti Academy offers educational material and classes to those interested in learning about alternative health care.

Blending ancient wisdom with modern science for a holistic approach to personal growth and well being.

Our mission –

To support the unfolding of body, mind and self

through commitment, sincerity and compassion.

Toward the realization and actualization of an

increasingly mature, personally and socially

responsible Self.

Class offerings :

• Passions & Virtues
• Body mind skills for stress management (or as we prefer to say, happiness management).
• Couples massage and communication
• Self inquiry and your Chakras
• Self inquiry and the Enneagram
• Noetic Cranial Sacral Therapy

Class Schedule:

Enneagram of Holy Ideas

The Enneagram is a system representing 9 views of reality and their relationship with each other.  It is used in many different ways ranging from personality typing to deep spiritual realization to cosmology.  Its origins are still being debated, some saying it is an ancient Middle Eastern system others saying it is a modern psychological construct.  Which ever is true does not have much bearing on its value to us today.  The Enneagram does its job very well, in that it provides a structured method with an internal logic, for looking into ones own ways of being.  Finding our knots, limitations, barriers, unconscious beliefs, ego fixations and offering solutions for how to move beyond them and express more of our true nature.

The Enneagram of Holy Ideas is a specific version of the Ennagram which focus our attention on 9 essential aspects of our True Nature and helps us uncover them from the depths of our ego self, clearing away the debris that has hidden them from us.   Then helping us integrate them into our personality and how we live our lives.

The Holy Ideas are:

Truth, Love, Perfection, Will, Hope (Harmony), Origin, Omniscience, Strength (Faith) and Wisdom.

For example the Holy Perfection tells us that everything is perfect just as it is, yet there is suffering in the world, maybe you are suffering right now.  So how can we accept that everything is perfect.  Students say, “If I accept that then I have to accept suffering and if I accept it then it will go on for ever.  I want suffering to end, suffering is not ok, its not perfect.”  The Holy Ideas invite us to transcend this apparent paradox, to find the truer truth of True Nature.

Class start date:  January 16th 2015, for 11 classes

Class day & time: Every other Sunday, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Course tuition:     $250

8 Limbs of Yoga Course

Course start time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Course tuition: $300 payment plans available

Integral Life Course

In this course you will learn to see the world holistically, learn to think holistically and most importantly how to act holistically. We can all use more balance, harmony and holism in our lives, in our work, in our relationships, in our politics, in our food choices, in our hobbies.

to watch a short video on the Integral Movement

Current class is under way if you are interested please send an email and you will be placed on a wait list and notified when the next class is scheduled.  The scheduling of classes often depends on the wait list.

Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Class

Minimum registration is 4 students, if there are not 4 students registered for a Mindfulness Meditation Class, it will not be held.

Please register for one or more of the above classes at:

On the registration page you will see how many other people have registered for the class or classes you have chosen and if that class hit the 4 person minimum.  Please bookmark that page or return to the link here to monitor the class registration so you know if the class or classes you register for will run or be canceled.  Classes with less than 4 students will be canceled.

A bit about the class:

This class is largely lecture with serveral practice meditations throughout the class to practice the techniques we are discussing.  My goal with this introduction is to help students choose a meditation style, better understand the purpose of meditation and to provide them with the tools to establish and more importantly maintain a mediation practice.

For this class we will be sitting in chairs though students are welcome to sit on the floor if they prefer.  All you need to bring with you is a notebook if you are a note taker, and an open mind.

Here are a number of the topics we will cover:

What is meditation?

Meditation is the art and science of systematically observing, accepting, understanding, and training each of the levels of our being, such that we may coordinate and integrate those aspects of ourselves, and dwell in the direct experience of the center of consciousness.

What isn’t meditation?

Why meditate?

Some of the common styles of mediation we will touch on?

• Mindfulness
• Zen
• Vipassana
• Concentration
• Centering Prayer
• Transcendental
• Kundulini

Difficulties in maintaining a long term practice, and some solutions.

Please contact Guy at if you are interested in one of these classes.

Open Meditation

Saturdays from 11:00 – 12:00 with Dr. Andrew Litchy.  Please contact Dr. Litchy for details.

Emotional Intelligence

What are emotions? What are they good for? These are two very important questions and after 40 years of in depth research meaningful answers are emerging. This course weaves together the findings of numerous fields of research such as psychology, sociology, philosophy, organizational development, interpersonal neurobiology, human flourishing and more. Emotions are powerful forces that shape the contours of our lives. The goal of the EI course is to have your emotions rather than being had by them. Learn to work with and utilize these natural forces to enrich your life.

Emotional intelligence consists of four attributes: • Self-awareness • Self-management • Social awareness • Relationship management

Emotional intelligence affects: • Your performance at work • Your physical health • Your mental health • Your relationships

In the Emotional Intelligence course you will learn about the 5 basic emotions in depth. Learn their function, purpose and the gift each brings when properly understood. You will also learn two skills you can use in any moment to easily manage difficult emotions and emotional states when they arise. Allowing you to quickly shift out of emotional reactivity, regain your balanced state. In addition to these skills you will learn about your emotional strengths and weaknesses and how to improve your emotional intelligence.

This course is a mix of lecture, practical exercises and self inquiry. Students should come prepared to explore their own emotional intelligence in safe, structured exercises with their fellow students. We learn and grow together.

Course Details:

Chakra Class – The Seven Stages of Life

Course Objective:

Increase happiness and reduce suffering by

untying the knots of mind that bind your heart.

In this class we will use the traditional chakra system as a metaphoric lens through which we will explore how we invest our essential resources – energy, attention and will. We will cover some of the traditional ideas associated with the chakras blending this with the contributions of developmental psychology, relational neurobiology and consciousness evolution.  Whether you are a beginner or a veteran seeker this course will support you in discovering and recovering more of you who truly are by compassionately meeting you where you are with exactly what you need.

In the first class of this 9 session course we will overview the seven chakras and outline the developmental path they represent, review the practices and exercises we will use during this course. In the next seven classes we will cover one chakra per class with lecture, question and answer, self inquiry exercises. In the ninth class we will review our progress and insights and discuss on going practice and integration.

Skills you will practice and develop in this course:

• Meditation • Guided Imagery • Self Inquiry • Shifting Perceptual Fields • Holding Presence for Self and others • Discerning Awareness • Emotional Intelligence • Orienting Toward your Truth

Course Details:

Class size:

The minimum requirement is 6 participants and the maximum is 20.

Mindfulness Meditation Classes

There are currently no classes scheduled, the new class schedule will be posted in a few weeks, those classes will not start until mid-Sepember. There is however our weekly Open Meditation

Couples Massage and communication class:

The focus of the workshop is a journey to discover intimacy and connection with your partner through easy to learn massage techniques and communication skills. The day long workshop includes hands on training and practice, lunch with a wine and cheese tasting, and an exploration of communication styles and techniques.  You will leave the class feeling empowered to care for each other and the relationship in new and deeper ways.

What to bring:  You will want to wear loose comfortable clothes, ladies please do not wear a sports bra as you are going to want your partner to have access to your entire back. Bring two pillows and a blanket per couple, a note book if you are a note taker, a sealable water bottle if you like, if you have sensitive skin and need a special oil or lotion please bring that with you otherwise there will be lotion provided.

Additional class offerings: • An Introduction to Meditation • Meditation and the Mind – Toward Inner Peace • Body Mind Skills for Happiness Management • Personal Growth and the Chakra System • Personal Growth and the Enneagram • Noetic Cranial Sacral Therapy – professional training course • Noetic Cranial Sacral Therapy – for personal transformation