Dr James Gordon- Founder of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington DC; clinical professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine; served as Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Dr Gordon has been successfully treating patients with depression using drug free approaches for several decades.
“Unstuck: Guide to a Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression”
Key words: depression, mind-body medicine
Drew Curtis- founder of Fark.com, now the second largest independent news source on the internet.
“It’s Not News, It’s Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap as News”
Dr Lester Brown- Updates on the current environmental crisis- the US government & military are the largest polluters; ideas for cutting CO2 emissions by 80% by 2020.
Earth Policy Institute - “Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization” http://www.earth-policy.org/
Les Jamieson- researcher, focusing on the alternative data & the discrepencies in the official reporting about 911 since Nov 2001; Coordinater for the New York City 911 Ballot Initiative, which will enable the residents of New York City to call for the establishment of a new, independent investigation on 911 that would be impartial and fact driven.
Vincent Bugliosi- preeminent prosecuting attorney & author; best known for prosecuting Charles Manson & other defendents accused of the Tate-LaBianca murders. His latest book “The Presecution of George W. Bush for Murder” presents detailed evidence to pin 1st degree murder charges on Bush, Cheney, Rice & Rowe for the murder of over 4000 American soldiers killed so far in Iraq; chronicling the lies & deceptions leading to the invasion of Iraq, and revealing Bush’s inherent malicious character, the stupidity & lack of courage of the media- and citizens.
“Helter Skelter” [Manson case], “Outrage” [OJ Simpson case]
1st hour
Prof Rick Shenkman- Emmy Award winning investigative journalit, Associate Professor of History @ George Mason Univ. “Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter” ;
“Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of American History”; “The Dumbing Down of America”-op-ed , Boston Globe
Testimonials- retreat participants share their experiences.
2nd hour
Dr Daniel Siegel-Mindfulness, inner peace.
“The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being”
“The Developing Mind:How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are” http://drdansiegel.com/
Gary- In the News: the flooding in Iowa--as in NewOrleans--the result of a landscape radically altered by humans with no consideration of the consequences; More challenges to health freedom—in Canada: proposed legislation (C 5-1) would severely restrict access to dietary supplements, except by prescription.
Environment: top of seas warming 50% faster than expected; Rain Forest regeneration.
Society: Myth of the American melting pot.
Paul Alexander- veteran journalist, former reporter for The New York Times. A look at the legacy of Karl Rove & what his influence has done to the country. “Machiavelli’s Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove” “Man of the People: The Life of John McCain”