Programming note: "Soul of Healing with Deepak Chopra" will air on KNME-TV, Ch. 5: Monday, March 28 at 7 p.m.
Deepak Chopra, best selling author and alternative medicine pioneer, will be the keynote speaker at World Wellness Weekend, April 9-10, 2005 in Albuquerque. Named as “one of the top 100 icons of the 20th Century” by Time Magazine, Chopra will be giving a keynote address at the Kiva Auditorium at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 pm.
Chopra's address will be the highlight of World Wellness Weekend, a unique multi-dimensional expo with a collection of more than 100 booths, exhibits and classes on Saturday and Sunday, April 9 - 10 at Johnson Gymnasium on the UNM campus. From 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., there will be five classes per hour (more than 70 classes overall) for the public to choose from on many different wellness topics and movement classes. The fun, interactive day features entertainment for the entire family.
Public television station KNME-TV (PBS – Albuquerque / Santa Fe) is offering a
special package featuring a benefit VIP Reception with Deepak Chopra on Saturday, April 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel,
located at 201 Marquette Ave. N.W. It will be followed by premiere seating at the Deepak Chopra Keynote Address / Lecture from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., at the Kiva Auditorium (2nd Street & Marquette).
The package price is $150 per person and can be purchased at KNME-TV, which is located at 1130 University Blvd. N.E., Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by calling (505) 277-2922. Partial proceeds will benefit KNME-TV.
In addition to the keynote address by Chopra, there will be a special weekend breakout seminar with world-renowned Ayurvedic physician and teacher, Vasant Lad of the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque. Titled "VastuShastra: Arrange Your Home and Workplace to Create Positive Energies," Lad will discuss the use of the science of physical space in your home and workplace to improve your health, prosperity, and relationships.
These principles apply to everything from your home, to how best to organize your desk. Continuing Education Units are available. For reservations and information on this special weekend seminar at World Wellness Weekend, please contact The Ayurveda Institute at (505) 291-9698 or online at Ayurveda.
Lad will also give a 30-minute introductory lecture on Ayurvedic Medicine at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 9 at Johnson Gymnasium, which is included as part of World Wellness Weekend ticket. Others also scheduled to speak include Dr. Arti Prasad, director of Integrative Medicine at the University of New Mexico Hospital and Pulitzer Prize nominated author and Naturopath Howard Peiper. A full schedule of classes and speakers will be available online as they become confirmed at World Wellness.
Regular priced tickets for World Wellness Weekend, including Chopra’s keynote address are $35/$50 in advance. All seats are reserved. All events at WWW Expo, held on the UNM campus, are included with the purchase of the World Wellness Weekend ticket (excluding Lad’s Ayurvedic Institute Weekend Workshop).
Tickets can be purchased at all Wild Oats and Whole Foods Markets (cash only), by calling 1-800-595-4TIX or online at World Wellness (additional service charges apply). Children under 12 are admitted Free at World Wellness Weekend Expo.
Single day admission to World Wellness weekend is available for $15 per day at the door - cash only. There is a $5 discount for students and Albuquerque Journal "Press Pass" subscribers.
Contact: Evy Todd, (505) 277-1218
Posted by scarr at March 24, 2005 11:34 AM