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A week of DeepFUN in Santa Barbara

Oct. 21-25

Explore the deeper reaches of DeepFUN in a secluded retreat in Santa Barbara, CA. Come for the first two days or the entire week. Explore every aspect of bringing more and deeper fun to your life and to the lives of those with whom you work and live.

Delicious meals. Serene, secluded settingat the end of a winding lane canopied in dense foliage. Set in a secret garden, guarded by woodlands and the tumbling waters of the San Ysidro Creek, its ambience is that of a much-loved country house through which many generations have passed and left their mark. At almost every turn it holds surprises to delight the eyes, layered with love over the years. A fountain here, a sculpture there, rare specimen trees & shrubs in magnificent maturity, chickens scratching in the organic vegetable gardens. Shady vistas down woodland paths, views over orange groves and across meadows scented with wild fennel will take your breath away.

By giving yourself the gift of an entire workweek devoted to exploring the depths of fun, you also give yourself an opportunity to restore your heart and mind and spirit. You will be playing with a remarkable group of people - supportive, caring, who, like you, are more committed to fun than to winning, to freeing the spirit rather than keeping score.

It takes a few days just to give yourself permission to play, to let yourself become fully in play, to establish the trust in your own sense of fun, and in the community with whom you share it. Once that is clearly established, you can devote the rest of the week to focusing this remarkable power on personal and professional growth.

You will be playing "Pointless Games" - games that are slightly physical, but clearly, innocently pointless, played without score or any goal other than sharing fun - games you might call "touching games" because they all involve some kind of (safe, gentle, non-threatening) physical touching, and because they are basically loving kinds of games, emotionally touching, as well.

Between games, you will be talking about the "fun" of it all: what was fun, when, what it was like when it was really fun. You will be listen to Major FUN reading from his explorations of the "Inner Playground" where characters like Silly and Serious engage each other in some relatively profound variations of Hide and Seek and Tag. Then, through more games, you will be exploring how you can bring the inner dialogue into play. In this way you establish a reflective practice - each game leading you deeper into your self and towards community.

You will be exploring fun in every aspect of your life: society, body, mind, spirit.

You will be playing, reflecting, meditating, and playing some more.

Fun is inherently difficult to take seriously, which is why we will be relying so heavily on the community we create. We will be playing separately, in pairs, in teams, in a group. The games we will be playing will help us create community and serve as frames for exploring the spirit of play. Many of the games are physical, but not particularly strenuous. No running or jumping. No contests or tests of endurance. Almost all the games involve some sort of creativity, though none require any degree of artistry.

Participants who are most ready to receive this experience will have found a new synergy between body and spirit. By becoming more aware of the "functions of fun" in their lives, you will be able to bring depth and breadth to your life and to the lives of all those with whom you are in contact. Games will take on a new light, spiritual practices a new lightheartedness. The knowledge gained from this course can be put into practice every time you find an opportunity to play, and can help you find more opportunities.

Wear your "play clothes."

People with physical limitations are free to play or not to play according to the dictates of body and spirit.

sponsored by

The Association for Humanistic Psychology

The fee of $685 includes double occupancy accommodations, meals and the workshop fee. Single occupancy $735. Triple occupancy $650.This fee includes tuition, room and board. All events require a $100 registration fee. The fee is completely refundable and transferable from the time you register until one week prior to the workshop start date. A $100 administrative fee will be charged for cancellations made 7 days or less before the workshop. If you decide to transfer your registration to the next scheduled workshop, no administrative fee applies. Your registration is nonrefundable if you do not attend or do not complete the workshop. If a workshop is canceled by the DeepFUN, a full refund will be issued.

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When the fun gets deep enough...	Bernie DeKoven, FUNcoach	... it can heal the world.