Pre- and post-AUM
You may want to consider coming early or extending your stay to include pre- or post-AUM activities, described below:
- Sustainability Institute in Taos, NM
- Field trip to Hummingbird Community near Taos, NM
- Savitri Immersion in Crestone, CO
- Exploring Taos
rom August 5 through August 8, 2014, UNM-Taos will be hosting a Sustainability Institute providing an innovative, multi-day seminar and workshop focused on Sustainability and Humanitarian Design.
Sustainability Institute
The University of New Mexico Taos will be hosting a Sustainability Institute August 5-8 to showcase effective, sustainable, humanitarian design. There will be lectures, movies, and workshops with seven speakers from around the world. A central focus of the event will be the importance of community involvement as a major ingredient to a productive, positive future. The event overlaps with AUM, but you can attend one, two, or three days of the sustainability workshop and still come to the AUM!
Sustainability Institute website: sustaintaos.com/
Field trip to Hummingbird Community
This is an invitation to participate in a pre-conference field trip to Hummingbird Community on August 6 (the day before AUM) to experience first-hand an intentional spiritual community dedicated to co-creation, ecological sustainability, and conscious evolution. Hummingbird is located 45 miles south of Taos, NM.
The day-long excursion will leave from the Kachina Lodge at about 9:00 a.m. and return to the Lodge between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. The trip is free and participants are encouraged to wear tennis shoes or hiking boots and bring a rain jacket. A free lunch will be provided at the ranch.
If you wish to participate, please contact Bill Henson at w.l.henson@att.net or at 303-817-2752.
For more information on the field trip: hummingbird.pdf
Hummingbird website: www.hummingbirdcenterforacocreativeworld.com
Savitri Immersion
Following the AUM, Rod Hemsell will lead a Savitri Immersion workshop called "Evolutionary spirituality and Savitri: The mantric poetry of Sri Aurobindo." The workshop will take place from August 11–16 at the Sri Aurobindo Learning Center in Crestone, Colorado, a three-hour drive north of Taos.
"Through Yoga we learn to draw back from preoccupations with the forms of things to their essences, and through their universal essences we can perceive their divine origin. When we do that we are on the path of spiritual transformation. The mantric transmissions of Savitri create the bridge above mind to the overmind illuminations that bring the path to its goal."
A description of the workshop is here: www.collaboration.org/aum/2014/savitri-immersion.pdf
For information about the Crestone Savitri Immersion, and registration, contact Brian Dyer at bjdyer123@icloud.com
Exploring Taos
Taos is a vibrant and engaging town should you wish to explore the area before or after the AUM. (See the Location page on this website.)
Aurohost
Aurohost is a homestay network for the people of the Auroville community, Auroville International members, and close associates. It is a safe and easy way for potential travelers to connect by email and possibly stay with other Auroville-related people. If you are in the southwestern USA and would like to host an AUM participant before or after the conference, or if you plan to attend AUM and would like to stay with an Aurohost before or after AUM, please see the website for details on how to register:
http://www.aurohost.org/
Questions?
Contact Paul or Rebecca at AUM2014Taos@yahoo.com
See our Facebook page for program and schedule updates, notices about travel and lodging, and glimpses into the spectacular scenery of the locale.