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Creating a Global Community
We believe that, whatever the daily news, a clear majority of those of us who inhabit this planet possess a vast, unrealized potential for love, generosity, and peace. Despite the darkness of these times, we turn toward the light.
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We ask you to join us, in discussion and in action, to form and nurture groups dedicated to the greater realization of the human birthright to learn, to love, to feel deeply, and to create.
What exactly is an active ITP Group? See detailed description >
Directory of ITP Groups
We’re building a searchable Group Directory that can be easily accessed by those wanting to join a practicing community. If you’re a member of an active ITP group that would like to be listed on our website, please contact our Web Administrator >
Announcing ITP Open Sessions:
Columbus, OH
ITP Columbus will be hosting open practice sessions this summer.
When: Four Thursdays: July 2, July 30, August 20, and August 27th
from 6:30pm-7:45pm.
Where: The Overbrook Presbyterian Church
4131 North High Street
Columbus, OH
This is a great opportunity to experience the ITP Kata. Please wear loose, comfortable clothes that you can move in, and bring some kind of mat you can lie down on, as well as a cushion to sit on for meditation. There are chairs if you would prefer and the floor is carpeted.
The new practice cycle will be begin in September. If you are considering joining in the fall, please plan to attend at least two of these open sessions. There may also be an introductory workshop in August.
There will be a fee of $5.00 per session. Please pass this on to friends and family.
Contact: Christina
Walnut Creek, CA
ITP Walnut Creek is open to guests, and for new membership, year round.
When: Saturday mornings 9:00-11:30am
Where: Lafayette Christian Church
584 Glenside Drive
Lafayette, CA 94549
Contact:
For more information, or if you would like to attend, please contact Roger Marsh, Bobbie Heyman, or Kim Scow.
San Francisco , CA
ITP San Francisco is open for new membership.
When: Monday evenings 7:00–9:00 pm
Where: San Francisco, CA
Contact:
For more information please email Charlotte Hatch at charha.itp@gmail.com.
Berkeley, CA
ITP Berkeley invites you to join us at our open sessions. Immerse yourself in a program involving body, mind, heart, and soul.
When: Saturday mornings 9-11:30 am
Where: Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship
Cedar & Bonita Streets (Enter on Bonita Street side).
You are invited to experience a lovely interactive Saturday morning program that involves non-strenuous movement, meditation and energy exercises, and supports you in cultivating your own sustainable daily practice.
All you need is a mat, a beginner's mind and an open heart. A $10 room donation is requested.
Contact:
For more information, contact Monica at
510-528-6264 or email Valerie at val48sf@yahoo.com.
Active ITP Groups:
- CITP Marin, CA. This is a group that evolved from the original experimental program in 1992-93. For information please email Pierson at pbourquin@yahoo.com, or call him at 415-987-3151.
- ITP Berkeley, CA has been active since spring 2005. For more information please contact jonque@earthlink.net.
- ITP Columbus, Ohio Please contact Christina for information.
- ITP Houston, TX Joe Hirsch and Lydia Dugan co-founded the ITP Practice in Houston in 1996. Please contact Linda Patchen for more information.
- ITP Palo Alto, CA For information please email: brenda@brendagreene.org.
- ITP Raleigh, NC For more information please contact lauraxwayne@yahoo.com.
- ITP Seattle, WA For more information, please contact Larry Jacobson.
- ITP Tulsa, OK came together in the summer of 2005. Please contact either Bob Doenges: 918-232-3784 or Janet Flynn: jfpiano@swbell.net for more information.
- ITP Walnut Creek, CA has been active since 2004. For more information, please contact Roger Marsh, Bobbie Heyman, or Kim Scow.
Organizing a New ITP Group
If you’d like to start an ITP group in your area, we have suggestions and helpful information to get you going. See Forming Your Own ITP Group >
Resources for ITP Groups and Individual Practitioners
Below is a list of recommended reading and links to other websites you may find interesting.
Books:
Brian Green. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality. Vintage Books, 2005.
George Leonard. Education and Ecstasy. North Atlantic Books, 1968, 1987.
Mastery. Penguin, 1992.
George Leonard & Michael Murphy. The Life We Are Given.
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 1995, 2005.
William James. The Varieties of Religious Experience. Random House, 1902, 1993.
Robert McDermott. The Essential Aurobindo. Lindisfarn, 1987.
Michael Murphy. The Future of the Body: Explorations into the Further Evolution of Human Nature. Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., 1992.
Ken Wilber. Sex, Ecology, Spirtuality: The Spirit of Evolution, 2nd Ed., Revised. Shambhala, 2000.
DVDs:
The Tao of Practice. George Leonard, 1995.
The 5 Keys to Mastery. Dave & Company/1409 Entertainment, 2005.
Web Sites:
www.tam-aikido.org - a center for the study of the Japanese martial art of Aikido.
www.consciousembodiment.com - uses Aikido principles as a way of understanding mental and emotional habits from an energetic viewpoint.
www.alliedronin.com - a leadership and team development consulting and training organization.
www.esalen.org - Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California
www.theworldcafe.com - a conversational process for breakthrough thinking.
www.samuraigame.org - offers an intense and life-changing experience.
PamelaKramerConsulting.com - executive, career and organizational development consulting.
www.noetic.org - Institute of Noetic Sciences
www.hollyhock.ca - Canada's leading educational retreat center
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