Michael Dean Goodman:  

CLASS OF 1977
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I'd love to hear from my friends from back in our high school days! Just call five six one, three five oh, three nine three oh, or write tantra at cheerful dotcom. BIO Michael is an internationally recognized spiritual guide, meditation instructor, tantra teacher, relationship counselor (Ph.D.), educator, and author. Michael began awakening to his spiritual path in high school, and has spent all his life learning, practicing, and teaching that path (ashtanga yoga/meditation, tantra, vedanta, and ayur veda). He spent years in devotion, studying in the ashram under one of the world's greatest Indian vedic/tantric masters, His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who initiated him, guided him, awakened him, and eventually sent him out to share this profound knowledge. Michael's taught thousands of people, and conducted hundreds of satsangs - sharing awakening, helping people sequentially rediscover their real nature as the infinite, unbounded Self. Michael has led hundreds of workshops worldwide, and has offered counseling and coaching (private educational sessions) for individuals and couples for decades. He's conducted programs for Fortune 500 companies, and taught on the faculty of 6 universities and 8 educational foundations. As a counselor, drawing upon his extensive Eastern and Western training, Michael created Re-unification Therapy - innovative, rapid, effective, solution-oriented methods of healing core wounds, and turning off old sabotaging programming, so that we can be whole again, be at peace inside, get our life flowing unhindered, unfold the richness of our masculine and feminine energies, harmonize our needs for intimacy and independence, integrate our physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual desires, befriend and harness our "shadow" side for wholeness, and live ecstasy in our daily life. Michael is also compassionate to, and experienced with, non-traditional lifestyles. Michael's one underlying mission (that ties together everything that he does) is his deep dedication to help remove all the constrictions to the full flow of life - whether they be physical, mental/emotional, or spiritual - and to help unfold our full birthright as a human being, our potential for peace, freedom, awareness, love, and ecstasy. Michael has clients and programs throughout the world. He works with people in person or by phone, and offers a free initial consulta...Expand for more
tion to discuss your needs and goals. Michael is founder of PARA - The Center for Realization. In Sanskrit, 'para' means 'beyond'. PARA invites you to go beyond what you already believe and know, unlock your full potential, and set yourself free from constrictions, utilizing 3 steps: (1) Yoga/Meditation for Self-realization: explore infinite silence. Dive inward - transcend - wake up and remember who you really are. (2) Tantra for God-realization: explore unbounded dynamism. Expand outward - unfold your vast, masculine/feminine, God/Goddess nature. (3) Vedanta for Unity: Integrate yoga & tantra - inner and outer - for wholeness of life - that wholeness which knows both the silence and the dynamism as it's two 'shores'. For recreation, Michael enjoys martial arts (he competed in the NCAA Karate Nationals), partner dancing (he sometimes teaches ballroom / swing / Latin / disco / Argentine tango), singing and playing piano (he's performed publicly hundreds of times), drum circles (he leads a couple of big ones each month), photographing beauty (nature and people), gardening, creating performance art scenes (about power exchange and energy flow), writing, exploring the world through the internet, tantric practice, and worshipping goddess. *** Testimonials *** Michael is a Master Teacher - so much knowledge, so deep... I loved all his workshops! Michael knows his stuff! And Michael walks his talk. The world is a much better place with Michael in it. - Bianca Bernardy Michael's presentations are both educational & intriguing. He radiates intelligence & ancient wisdom - & his stories are captivating! - Audrey Maselli Michael demystified meditation for me. - Darlene DiStasio-Wilbert Michael brings deep, personal connection to the material he teaches. - Henry Lepler Michael walks his life with purpose, softness, & humor. I highly recommend him as a brilliant source. - Darlene DiStasio-Wilbert SCHOOLS: High School: Niles Twp. High School - East (1962-64) and North (1964-65) HE HAS TAUGHT AT: Roosevelt University, Chicago IL; Columbia College, Chicago IL; Central YMCA Community College, Chicago IL; San Francisco State University, San Francisco CA; M.E.R.U., Switzerland; M.I.U., Fairfield IA; Educational Kinesiology Foundation - National Faculty, Ventura CA; Natur-All Foundation, Orem UT; World Plan Executive Council - U.S., Santa Barbara CA; etc.
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Absorbed in drumming
Yoga Teacher Training Program - Graduation
Yab-yum
Full Moon Drum Circle - 2009
Playing tambourine for a celebration
On my property, under the strong Florida sun
Surrounded by shakti - 3 goddesses
Tending the garden, by the lake
Photographing the beauty of nature
Leading a bonfire drum circle - New Year's Eve
In costume for the Renaissance Faire
Working on my next book at the computer
Drumming for the dancers
During a party at my house
Leading a big workshop at the Kripalu Center
Dancing at a charity ball on the ocean
The monthly bonfire drum circle I host
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