Last year's INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 2017
Speakers and topics
The Divine Spiritual Alchemy Retreat allows students to come together in a sacred space and focus on greater truths revealed by an authentic spiritual master. It is also a unique opportunity to celebrate and gain insight into the talents, initiatives and community building of our diverse international group. We invite you to take a look at last year's amazing spectrum of speakers. Stay tuned as the speakers for 2018 will be announced soon!
Lavinia Errico | Malibu, USA
Joy in the Journey, Strength in the Struggle
Modern life-style and the expansive light of this age are causing the mind, heart and spirit to redefine, redirect and repurpose! Now is the time to rise and know who you are as a business identity, a social identity and a soulful identity. With humor, authenticity and a refreshingly raw take on achieving balance and clarity amidst chaos, Lavinia gives us an intimate glimpse into the victorious resurrection of self born from the building and loss of her massive fitness empire.
Lavinia Errico, the founder and visionary behind Equinox Fitness Clubs and the Inside Out Movement, is a nationally acclaimed fitness and wellness entrepreneur and a speaker of essential truths on the subjects of entrepreneurship, leadership, fitness, wellness, nutrition, self-awareness and emotional balance. As a sought after consultant and angel investor in diverse startup companies across a multitude of industries, Errico inspires and transforms individuals and organizers with her unique and often disruptive take on how to create a more powerful, authentic, inspiring and joyful career and life journey.
A lifelong believer in the benefits of exercise and healthy (thoughtful) eating, Errico is a passionate dancer, biker, hiker and nature lover. She has helped people of all ages and from all walks of life discover their best selves and experience the power of personal choice and intention and the beauty and transcendence of gratitude. An early proponent of the natural and sustainable lifestyle, Lavinia serves as the Chief Creative Wellness Officer of Sonage Skincare and Katherine Cosmetics. She is currently working on a book about how to create the life you want.
Sonia Sequeira PhD | New York City, USA
Is Naam Yoga Medicine for this Generation?
The mind-body connection, long known by yogis, has elicited scientific interest in recent years. This lecture will review and open discussion to some of the most important advances in the field of applied meditation sciences.
Sonia Sequeira is a neuroscientist and clinical researcher. She leads the investigational drug development program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in NYC and leads the Institute for Meditation Sciences in cutting edge research on meditation practices. She created the Advances in Meditation Research Conference Series, which are scientific meetings open to the public, to increase awareness and establish guidelines for quality in the field.
Elizabeth Koch, MFA in Fiction. Co-founder and CEO of Catapult; co-founder of consciousness research foundation Tiny Blue Dot; founder of New Balloon Media and The Unlikely Collaborators workshop series | Los Angeles, USA
Cognitive Distortions:
Unmasking False Thoughts and Beliefs to Reveal Your Divine Nature
In this exciting lecture, Elizabeth takes us on a personal journey through the labyrinth of the mind, bringing to light the deceptive and misleading thoughts and notions that we unconsciously allow to obstruct our own success and obscure our divine nature. By uncovering these false realities, we "unchoose" them, enabling us to soar once again in the boundlessness of our immaculate essence!
Elizabeth Koch is a publisher, writer and the Co-founder and CEO of Catapult, a publishing company dedicated to celebrating extraordinary storytelling as a means of expanding conscious acts of empathy. Elizabeth and her media teams honor the powerful capacity that sharing stories has played throughout history in building communities, accelerating major discoveries and nourishing human evolution. In her Unlikely Collaborators series, Elizabeth guides leaders and out-of-the-box thinkers to identify and expose false thoughts and destructive beliefs so that new alliances can be made with the highest paradigms of love and truth. She is working on a novel series about a follied attempt to reach global brain - a sort of Alice in Wonderland meets Edith Wharton meets Osho. With a wink.
Primavera Salvá | New York City, USA
Shift to the Power of Love
Within you lies a power that can bring you unimaginable happiness, fulfillment, and peace. It’s the power to become the witness to your experience, to consciously choose your thoughts, and to find deep compassion and admiration for who you are. Accessing this part of yourself is always possible, yet it requires a shift to love; and that creates a direct connection to the essence of your soul.
For over 25 years, Prima has practiced and lived a life based on the ancient philosophies of meditation, yoga, breath work, and many other mystical teachings to heal wounds, open the heart and access unconditional love. In her own words, "My spiritual life has been the anchor to creating a successful professional career, having a loving and nurturing 20-year marriage, raising two beautiful children, volunteering in issues of social justice and building meaningful friendships—while gracefully managing the ups and downs of daily life. On this spiritual path, I’ve also had the good fortune of being guided by Dr. Joseph Michael Levry, founder of Naam Yoga, to whom I am grateful for his love and teachings."
Rebeca Castilla Torres, Founder of Naam Mexico | Mexico City, MX and Primavera Salvá | New York City, USA
The Making of Naam Yoga Superclasses
Go behind the scenes and see what it takes to host a Naam Yoga Superclass. Join Rebecca Torres and Primavera Salva for an intimate glimpse of the work and preparation that goes into each year's Global Meditation for Peace also known as Naam Yoga Superclass in Mexico City.
Rebeca found Naam in 2007 and felt that she had finally found her home. Each day, she feels that serving the teachings is a way of giving back to the source of creation. She is the founder of Naam Mexico whose mission is to share Naam Yoga and Divine Spiritual Wisdom with those in Mexico as well as all Spanish speakers everywhere. Rebeca leads the Naam Yoga Superclass team, Sunday classes on the Reforma and is part of the teacher training team in Mexico.
For over 25 years, Prima has practiced and lived a life based on the ancient philosophies of meditation, yoga, breath work, and many other mystical teachings to heal wounds, open the heart and access unconditional love. In her own words, "My spiritual life has been the anchor to creating a successful professional career, having a loving and nurturing 20-year marriage, raising two beautiful children, volunteering in issues of social justice and building meaningful friendships—while gracefully managing the ups and downs of daily life. On this spiritual path, I’ve also had the good fortune of being guided by Dr. Joseph Michael Levry, founder of Naam Yoga, to whom I am grateful for his love and teachings."
Evelyne Leone, DO, FAARFM, ABAARM | Los Angeles, USA
Understanding Hormonal Balance and Returning to Vitality
Dr. Leone practices medicine with a natural holistic approach and sees health as an integration of body, mind, and soul. Her goal is to bring the body to a state of balance where it can function optimally with enhanced vitality at any age. As a result of modern life and the aging process, the body either gets too little or too much of the nutrients and hormones the organs need to work efficiently. Restoring this equilibrium supports healing and preventing disease. The first step towards Vibrant Health is to understand proper nutrition and “hormonal harmonization” while identifying each person's unique individual needs.
Dr Evelyne Leone, founder of Evergreen Medicine, is a graduate physician from Nova Southeastern University. After training as a conventional medical doctor at Cleveland Clinic, she specialized in Regenerative, Functional, and Nutritional Medicine and became Board Certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and the Metabolic Medical Institute. Dr Leone also holds certifications in Brain Fitness, Ayurvedic Medicine, Hatha Yoga, and Reiki. She has been practicing Naam Yoga in Santa Monica for the past 2 years and is certified in Harmonyum II and III.
Christina Pabers MA TCM, L.Ac | Camarillo, USA
The Spiritualization of Matter: Sunlight Absorption and the Human Body
Just as plants “drink” sunlight for the use of energy and growth, the human body takes in sunlight for abundant health and evolution. Deepen your physiological understanding of how sunlight is absorbed within the body to promote vitality, strengthen the electromagnetic field and heighten one’s spirituality.
Christina Pabers has served in the field of health and fitness for over 19 years. While she currently holds her four-year Master’s Degree in Chinese Medicine and has nearly completed her PhD in Classical Oriental Medicine, she has also served in the field of fitness with her Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, emphasizing Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics. She teaches anatomy and physiology for Naam Yoga teacher training certification programs.
Giu Bergamo, Founder of Naam Yoga São Paulo | Brazil
We are Golden! Naam Yoga FranchiseS: A Shining Light of Health and Success
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to operate your own Naam Yoga Franchise? Join Giu Bergamo as she shares her unique experience on building community and sharing the teachings through her beautiful center in Brazil. Get her insight on the business aspect of spreading light and see how the mindset of “being successful is being ready all of the time” has helped Naam Yoga to thrive in São Paulo, Brazil.
Dancer, publicist, and holding a degree in physical education, Giu is a pioneer in teaching Shakti Naam Yoga in Brazil, where the first Naam Yoga Super Class in South America was hosted in 2016, with more than 500 attendees. She is a longtime Naam Yoga and Divine Spiritual Wisdom student and she kindly shares this wisdom in all of her classes, which are infused with creativity, musicality, inspiration, love and devotion. She is also a Senior Harmonyum Healing Practitioner, and has been working since 2011 with this powerful healing system, certified in levels I, II & III as well as advanced Harmonyum. Giu is also certified in Naam Yoga Therapies Levels I and III and is a key member of the Naam Yoga Teacher Training Team in Brazil. Giu is the founder or Naam Yoga São Paulo that opened in 2013 and is now one of the most successful Naam Yoga franchises in the world.
Ronja Tschuemperlin, MLaw | Zurich, Switzerland
The Healing Energy of Trees
Brimming with inexhaustible life and the science of longevity, trees are a magical force for healing and vitality. Strengthen your relationship with these silent treasures of nature by learning how to work with them energetically through mindful meditation and sacred techniques. Discover how trees correspond to the planets and how to create an essence from your personal tree.
Ronja Tschuemperlin is a lawyer who happens to have a love and fascination for organic gardening and the ancient knowledge of herbs and trees. She has studied Naam Yoga and Universal Kabbalah since 2009.
Amrit Nagel | Hamburg, Germany
How to Transform Negativity inTO Positivity - A Personal Experience
Facing our personal body of pain and overcoming personal and collective challenges takes courage, forgiveness and patience! In this lecture, learn how Naam Yogis are transmuting darkness into light using the timeless teachings of Divine Spiritual Wisdom as taught by Dr. Joseph Michael Levry.
Amrit loves to uplift and inspire others with the heart-knowledge and wisdom that she has gained in the last 28 years both studying and teaching Divine Spiritual Wisdom and Naam Yoga. She will be one of the rare people in Germany, licensed as a Heilpraktiker or natural/alternative health care practitioner, licensed by the state to practice therapeutic treatments such as Harmonyum Healing with other modalities in an official capacity recognized by the government.
Erik Novak, Founder of Ideas Lux | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ideas Lux Philanthropic Initiatives
Ideas Lux is a social entrepreneurship project whose aim is to bridge the societal gap in Rio de Janeiro through the introduction of various entrepreneurship campaigns. Current campaigns consist of food trucks that raise money for a NGO partner (Operation Smile Right Now) and assist with the collection and distribution of winter clothing to the homeless.
Erik Novak is an eloquent and gifted speaker and entrepreneur. Through a moving life-experience, he learned first-hand how the Harmonyum Healing System could improve one's life in many areas and has been inspired by Dr. Joseph Michael Levry to take his creative entrepreneurship ideas out into the world and be a positive force for good.