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Dear Friends of Nizhoni,
We are very excited to be teaming up with the Light Instutue for our Nizhoni Summer Camp for Adults here on the beloved Nizhoni land, the new home to the Light Institute! This magical place, located just outside of the Village of Galisteo, New Mexico, is a perfect setting to play, go within and re-connect with ourselves and with nature. For more information, please click on the "Adult Summer Camp" link.
Nizhoni is a Navajo word, which means "the beauty way". In our hectic lives, we forget that we are a part of nature, we forget that we are a part of the cosmic stream, we forget that we are much more than father, mother, mate, our job. We don't have to have a vacation from our jobs or our loved ones to remember our limitless essence. Strengthening the connection to our Higher Self allows us to truly experience "the beauty way" in all of our endeavors.
Below is a testamonial from a former participant in Nizhoni events, who is now attending college:
"I have passed my exams, because of my close connection with my HIgher Self! On the morning of one test, my Higher Self told me to look through a certain booklet and, sure enough, all that came in the test were questions from this booklet. For another test, we had to study five different subjects, but only two subjects would be on the test. Already months before the test, my Higher Self told me told me the two subjects I would be tested on!" Silvia, Switzerland
This Month's Featured "Nizhoni", Max Auffhammer
Assistant Professor Auffhammer Receives CNR Young Faculty/CE Specialist Award
Assistant Professor Max Auffhammer may be a relative newcomer on the Berkeley campus, but he has already made a big difference. Auffhammer, who has taught at Berkeley since 2003, is the recipient of this year's CNR Young Faculty/CE Specialist Award. He has a joint appointment in the department of Agriculture and Resource Economics and International Area Studies, and has developed two new courses as well as a seminar for students completing their dissertation.
His students say "Amazing Max" is one of the best professors they've had at Berkeley; he's down to earth, accessible, friendly, and funny.
Along with his extraordinary teaching, Auffhammer has made significant contributions in research. He has at least seven publications and many other papers under review or in progress. "He has received at least ten grants to support his research, and his reputation is increasing yearly, writes Perloff, "He is off to a good start on a research career, extremely hard working, an outstanding teacher, a spectacularly cooperative member of the faculty, and generous in his public service."
This year, Auffhammer's "brown cloud" study was named Paper of the Year by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Only six papers out of 3,300 received the award, which was renamed the Cozzarelli Prize this year.
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