Radio Event in Seattle and Internet Radio

* A UNIFIED THEORY OF HAPPINESS * with Andrea Polard ConsciousSHIFT! > http://ht.ly/e5QGp How to blend the best of both Western & Eastern modes of consciousness for full-life participation & wholeness! * LIVE WED., 10/3! 2pm Pacific! > ht tp://ht.ly/e5QGp Catch the Global #ConsciousSHIFT Show as Andrea Polard joins Host Julie Ann Turner for a thought-provoking dialogue (just crossed 125K+ global subscribers - celebrating with all fellow ConsciousSHIFT-ers! Thanks!) Join us for ConsciousSHIFT >>> http://ht.ly/e5QGp * Discover how combining the can-do drive to achieve with the simple presence of mindful awareness can enable a balanced happiness to take flight ... We'd LOVE for you to join us! (& Help us spread the word! ;-D)

Can You Afford Compassion?

I invite you to visit psychologytoday.com and search for Andrea Polard to read my first BLOG about happiness and compassion there. I have to say I understand now more than ever how it is most rewarding to talk about love, compassion, or lovingkindness. It feels as though it is the most relevant issue of our lives. The tranquil mind is the soil in which lies the seed of compassion. Our attention is the water. Our practice is watering so that the seed can grow. It is never the wrong time to practice compassion as long as we understand it encompasses ourselves. Too many women believe in abdicating self-interest. We are all part of the ONE. No one left out. Let's keep watering our garden. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/unified-theory-happiness/201208/can-you-afford-compassion With heart, Andrea

Free Retreat and Open House Event

Los Angeles Center for Zen Psychology Author of A Unified Theory of Happiness: An East-Meets-West Approach to Fully Loving Your Life Dr. Andrea F. Polard 881 Alma Real Dr. #305 B Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 www.andreapolard.com You are cordially invited to come to a free retreat and open house event Saturday, August 11, 2012. After the book signing and give-aways, I'd like to give people a taste of Zen, and the Los Angeles Center for Zen Psychology in general. It is an obligation-free event. You will get the space and time to connect with your true self, which is really no-self, your inner peace, your light, your tranquility. No psychotherapy, but various meditation techniques and compassion exercises are offered. You can come and leave as you please. 11:00 Engaging talk about Happiness, Book signing, inspirational give-aways (Pocket Buddhas, Bookmarks, Happiness Invitations) 12:00 Meditation 1 -- INTRO, SOUND, MUSIC, MOVEMENT 1: 00 PM Mindfulness Hour -- TEA CEREMONY, COMPASSION EXERCISES, WIDENING OF CONSCIOUSNESS EXERCISE 2 :00 PM Meditation 2 -- ZAZEN AND DISCUSSION After each segment, there is time to ask questions and relax. You can come for the whole time or choose a segment. You are welcome to bring a cushion. Please RSVP 310-455-0928 so I can prepare refreshments. With heart, Andrea

Official Book Launching Party in Malibu

Dear Malibu friends, I would like to invite you to my official book launching party for, A Unified Theory of Happiness: An East-Meets-West Approach to Fully Loving Your Life Where: Malibu Diesel Bookstore; 23410 Civic Center Way; Suite A3; 310-456-9961 When: Sunday May 6th, at 3pm It'll be a celebratory reading, with good wine, cheese, fruits, and lots of curious people like yourself. You will meet me of course and I will sign every single book with heart. I hope to see on Sunday! Warmly, Andrea

Los Angeles Festival of Books 2012

For the bookworms amongst us, the ones who love to surround themselves with ideas and like to communicate with authors, I wish to recommend the LA Festival of Books at USC, April 21 to April 22. The event is free. I will be at booth # 223 in the Troudsdale building. I will hand out pocket Buddhas and bookmarks for those who tell me that they have read this blog. I love to talk to you, Andrea