Imagine what you could accomplish if you were clear about what you wanted now . . . and for the rest of your life. Also, imagine that you had a variety of methods to easily put those dreams into action. For the last 25 years, Dave Ellis has been teaching 12 brilliant strategies to place you on a path of inspired action, to produce remarkable results in the world, and to assist you in achieving a deeply rich and fulfilling life.

In the Falling Awake Workshops, Dave will examine ways to use these 12 practices to create an even more wonderful life. Past participants of these workshops report the following:

-living a life with more joy
-improving health and vitality
-celebrating daily
-deepening intimacy
-contributing more

Strategies from the book, "Falling Awake", will be reviewed and applied to your professional and personal life. These include:

1. Determine what you want
2. Tell the truth
3. Move toward love
4. Take responsibility
5. Lighten your load
6. Focus your awareness
7. Listen fully
8. Choose your conversations
9. Change your habits
10. Persist
11. Contribute
12. Celebrate

Dave Ellis will facilitate these workshops. He started training life coaches in 1983. Dave is a nationally known author, life coach, philanthropist, and workshop facilitator. Through his workshops and books, he has helped over four million people create a more wonderful life. Dave is the author of seven books including the best-selling college textbook in America for over 10 years. He is president of Breakthrough Enterprises, Inc. He is also founder and president of The Brande Foundation. He has given away millions of dollars.

The principles of Falling Awake will be applied to relationships, leadership, health, and coaching. Participants will focus on their ability to personally and professionally improve relationships (including romantic relationships), lead others at work and in the community, improve health, and use Falling Awake coaching techniques to empower other to achieve their goals.

In a unique combination of one-on-one personalized coaching and specialized conference calls both before and after a series of dynamic workshops, you will enhance your effectiveness and results.

The majority of people who participate in the Falling Awake program consider it one of the top five personal and/or professional growth experiences of their lives. Participants experience living with more joy, improving health and vitality, deepening intimacy, and expressing profound gratitude.

The Falling Awake workshop series, book, and Dave's enlightening, often humorous and encouraging approach to this dynamic program, provides a fresh perspective on living. He assists you to incorporate practical strategies to help make dramatic and permanent changes in your life.

The Falling Awake and Falling Awake Applied workshops are designed to enhance each other. We encourage you to participate in three or four workshops and a year of life coaching in order to gain maximum value and benefit from our services. Coaching will powerfully support you in boosting your effectiveness to the next level of achievement.

Participants will be requested to do a few pre-workshop assignments including reading sections from the book "Falling Awake." If you do not have a book, you may order a copy. Click here to order a copy. This book can also be read on-line at no charge.

To register click here, or for questions contact JoAnne Bangs at 605-390-2275 JoAnne@FallingAwake.com or Bill Rentz at 605-390-2343 BillRentz@FallingAwake.com.

These workshops will be held at Sonoma Valley Inn located in the heart of California's famed wine country. The Inn's beautiful accommodations include large sleeping rooms with fireplaces, salt water pool, steam room, Jacuzzi, exercise room, and beautiful grounds. It is located one-half block from Sonoma's historic town square. Special workshop rates have been secured and range from $61 to $197 per night depending on the season and single or double occupancy. Sonoma is one hour and 15 minutes from the three major airports of San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento. Transportation is available.

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$345 with early registration and no coaching
$645 with early registration and coaching
$845 with coaching
(Scholarships available)

Early registration discount expires one month before the workshop begins.

Registering early allows you to participate in more pre-workshop conference calls. You participate in one to four pre-workshop and one post-workshop conference call(s) and, if you sign up for coaching, you receive two pre-workshop 45-minute one-on-one coaching calls and two post-workshop coaching calls. The calls are designed to improve your workshop experience and to accelerate the integration of the 12 Falling Awake Success Strategies into your life.

Breakfasts, lunches, and snacks are provided for $125.

Sleeping rooms are available at the workshop location. Please reserve your room with the Sonoma Valley Inn, 800-334-5784, to take advantage of the special room rates. There are a limited number of rooms and all the rooms will be released three weeks before the workshop.

A few rooms are available at this special rate on the Saturday before the workshop, and the rate also applies for rooms on Tuesday and Wednesday night after the workshop.