TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION CENTER, INC.
Est. 1969
Enlightenment and inner peace in our communities
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FAQ
Many of your questions will be answered here. If you would like more information, please contact us.
Dear Friends,
We hope you find this information helpful. We are doing our best to make this a memorable experience for all of us. Your early registration is strongly encouraged. Our budget is based upon your course payments. The earlier that you register and pay your course fee or deposit, the better we can prepare for your arrival at the retreat. Please don't hesitatate to contact us is you have questions or suggestions.
We appreciate the time of year that this is scheduled and that you may find it a challenge of time or finance and we also keep in mind, "Nature's support." We are quite enthused about this very special retreat and we hope that it is the same with you.
Your Steerting Committee
With eternal gratitude to Maharishi
Jai Guru Dev
Information to Assist You
Contributing submissions for the TM Teachers Reflections Page
Contributing a submission for the TM Teacher Reflections Page
If you are a TM teacher, you are invited to contribute a piece for the Reflections page. We welcome submissions from the invited participants, however, others are welcomed as well. For example, we are pleased that guest contributor, Jim Thompson, granted us permission to publish his reflections of his longtime friend, Paulene Saxton, on this website.
Your reflections and insights on teaching TM are not limited to your direct work with TMC, Inc. Many of the teachers have worked in various ways in the TM movement.
You may wish to share what led you to TM, your reflections on being on courses with Maharishi, or your experience teaching. Perhaps you would simply like to share what it has meant to you to be a TM meditator and teacher.
Please contact us if you have an interest in making a contribution.
Looking for Teachers
Looking for Teachers
If we've missed names, please submit them. If you have contact information for those names we've not reached, we would appreciate receiving that information.
Looking for Photos
Looking for Photos
We are planning a display of photos to post at our retreat. If you have additional photos not shown on this website that you feel others would enjoy seeing, please send them to us.
FYI: Difference between the original and the online Registration Form
Original Registration Form
If you are on our e-mailing list you received the original official Registeration Form, sent out late July. If you are planning to mail it and have already printed and have filled out the original Registration Form, you are welcomed to use it. You are not required to use the online form.
You may link and download that form from the Register page. Please use the "Download here" link or the TMC Teachers Retreat button to dowlnload.
Online Registration Form
The online Registration Form, created after the distribution of the original form, is offered on this website as an option for registration. It follows the same list of questions with small variances. In a few instances, there is a slight change in wording and additional descriptive wording was added.
Omitted from the online form arethe following fields: "Course date," "Length of sty," and "Middle name".
Added at the end of the form is a space to enter your roommate preference and/or any additional comments.
Both forms describe the same methods of payment.
Course Fees
Course Fees
Private Room: $350.00
Shared Room: $250.00
Deposit: $50.00 (Non-refundable)
Payment Options
About payment options
You have two options of payment. You may pay through Paypal or you may send in your check by mail to the address below. If not paying your course fee in full, you also have the option to pay or mail a $50.00 non-refundable deposit to hold your room.
Your registration is due November 8, 2013.
Payment of Course Fee by Mail with Registration Form
If you are paying by mail, to ensure that your space is held, it is important to notify Sibongile so that a room is reserved for you. From the "Register" page, you may link to the "Course Payment" page. In the "Mail-in Course Fee" section, please make your payment and room selection. From there you will link to an email to notify Sibongile that you are mailing your payment. This will help in assigning rooms and to prepare for your arrival. Please mail your course fee payment or deposit within 2 days of your notification.
Please make you check:
Payable to: Sibongile West,
Memo line: TMC Teachers Retreat.
Mail to:
Sibongile West
5470 Chesley Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90043
Online Course Payment and Registration
After you've completed the online Registration Form by using the "Register" link at the bottom of the form, you will be directed to the Course Payment page. There you can pay via PayPal your course fee or deposit. (Or indicate your choice to send by mail.)
IMPORTANT - About Your Course Fees
As seen on your Registration Form:
Confirmation of payment
Confirmation of payment
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A confirmation of your course fee deposit or the full course fee payment will be sent via email, as well as a hard copy mailed you.
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If paying online, PayPal will also confirm your payment
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Course instructions and logistics will be emailed to you closer to the date of the retreat.
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You may also check here for updates.
About Cancellation
How to canel
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There is a $50.00 non-refundable deposit.
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If you choose to cancel, please submit your cancellation request to sbwest@earthlink.net on or before November 8, 2013. Your course fee will be reimbursed less the $50.00 non-refundable deposit.
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There is no reimbursement of course fees after November 8, 2013.
Venue
Holy Spirit Retreat Center
Check In / Check Out
Check In
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Check in: begins at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, November 29, 2013.
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Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. (Please allow time for your afternoon/evening program.)
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The opening meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
Check Out
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Check out: You must clear your rooms by 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, December 1, 2013. We suggest that you place your belongings in your cars prior to attending the morning meeting.
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The last meeting will end at approximatley 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 1, 2013
TM Program / Rounding Recommendations
To enhnace your retreat experience
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We recommend for those practicing asanas that you bring your own yoga mat or something suitable for comfortable practice on the floor
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For those practicing the TM-Sidhi® program, including the flying sutra, it is recommended that you bring your own cushion.
Meal times at Holy Spirit Retreat Center
Scheduled Meal Times
The following are the times scheduled by the Holy Spirit Retreat Center:
8:00 a.m. - Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast
12 noon - Lunch
5:30 p.m. - Dinner
Vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals will be available. Please notify us no later than November 19th of any speical dietary needs.
Nearest Airports: LAX and Van Nuys Airports
Nearest Airports
Fly into either LAX (Los Angeles Airport) or the Van Nuys Airport. Check airfare from your city to both airports.
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Holy Spirit Retreat Center is about 24 miles north or a 30 minute drive from LAX (depending upon traffic).
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It is 4.5 miles, about a 12 minute drive from Van Nuys Airport.
Ground Transportation from airport(s) to Holy Spirit Retreat Center
FlyAway Bus
If flying into LAX, it is recommended that you take the "FlyAway® Bus" to the Van Nuys FlyAway® Terminal, located across the street from the Van Nuys Airport at 7610 Woodley, Van Nuys, CA.
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The fare is $8.00 one way.
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At LAX, passengers board buses on the Lower/Arrivals Level in front of each terminal under the green "FlyAway®, Buses and Long Distance Vans" signs.
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Each bus is marked with its service location. (Take the Van Nuys bus.)
Go here for more information > FlyAway Bus
From FlyAway Bus Terminal to Holy Spirit Retreat Center
Both the Van Nuys Airport and the Van Nuys FlyAway® Terminal are only about a 12 minute drive to the Holy Spirit Retreat Center.
If given 4 days to a week notice, it may be possible to arrange for a teacher attending the course to pick you up. However, please keep in mind that we cannot gurantee success in coordinating a ride for you. However, we will do our best to accommodate you. Please contact Mpingo for help in making those arrangements.
In the event no one is available, cab fare will be approximately $15 to $20.
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Yellow Cabs are located in front of the FlyAway® Van Nuys Terminal drop-off and in front of the Van Nuys Airport. The fare is approximately $20.00.
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Checker Cab is approximately $15.00. Call 1-800-300-5007 for service (about a 20 minute wait).
