October 19-22, 2020
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The John Main Seminars
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ONE HEART, ONE HOPE
About the John Main Seminar
WCCM Director
Manager, Day Hospice at Mary Potter Hospice, Wellington, New Zealand
Internationally trained indigenous Māori speaker, New Zealand
Jesuit Institute of South Africa
Anthropologist, Researcher and professor Argentina
Permaculture and organic agriculture consultant and Anglican “Eco-Deacon”
Artist and a member of the Heiltsuk First Nation
Mexican linguist of Maya ethnicity and Professor of Maya at the University of Quintana Roo
Seminar main speaker Mexico
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TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Transportation from and to the International Airport of Mexico City, must be arranged by each Pre Seminar Retreat participant.
We can offer guidance and suggestions but each person is responsible to get to the retreat location on time before monday october 19 at 1 p.m.
In case anybody must stay nearby the airport prior or after the retreat these are some good options:
HOTELS AT THE MEXICO CITY AIRPORT
Hilton Hotel Mexico City Airport
https://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/distrito-federal-d/hilton-mexico-city-airport-MEXAHHF/index.html
Camino Real Aeropuerto
https://www.caminoreal.com/hotel/camino-real-aeropuerto
Hotel at terminal 2
Hotel NH Collection Mexico City Airport T2
https://www.nh-hotels.com.mx/hotel/nh-collection-mexico-city-airport-t2
HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
There are several private hospitals close to the pre-seminar retreat venue, one of them is at a 5 min distance.
Red Cross and emergency services can be reached by phone an they can arrive within a 15 to 20 minutes.
Medical assistance on site. There is no doctor or medical assistance at the CEM but paramedics can be called and arrive rapidly.
Medical Insurance and coverage. We suggest you contact your insurance company to ask the coverage they offer in case of need.
The Pre-seminar retreat and Seminar organizers will always be near to help in case of need.
PHONE NUMBERS, DIALING AND CONTACTS
Mexico Area code: +52 Mexico City code: 55
Dialing from Mexico to elsewhere.
When you are in Mexico in order to call to other countries you must dial differently if you are using a cellphone or a fixed line telephone.
To call from a cellphone you must dial
00 + country code + phone number
For example, to call to USA from your smartphone you should dial 00 1 1234567890
To call from a fixed line phone (like CEM) you must dial
00 + 1 + city area code + phone number
In order to call from a fixed line phone to USA you would dial 00 1 213 1234567
Emergency 911 General Information 040 Police 066
Contacts at WCCM Mexico
WCCM HEAD in Mexico: Enrique Lavin + 52 55 8571 3141
SEMINAR COORDINATOR: Gabriel Parrodi + 52 55 5965 9997
INTERNET AND CELLPHONE SIGNAL COVERAGE
CEM, the seminar venue, has a good quality Wifi network which can sometimes be saturated when many people in the same place use broadband services like video or audio listening. Some phone companies have roaming services arrangements with the main Internet and phone service providers which are Telmex, ATT, Movistar Telefonica.
The quality of cellular communications is adequate as it has good area coverage by the major communications providers.
WEATHER FORECAST
The zone of Cuatitlan Izcalli where the pre-seminar retreat venue is located has a very nice temperate climate. The month when the seminar will take place, October, has a typical mild autumn climate with high temperatures average of 75°F, rarely falling below 68°F or exceeding 82°F and low temperatures average of 55°F, rarely falling below 49°F or exceeding 58°F. Normally there are partly cloudy skies and the rain probability runs in the 20% to 30% range.
DRESS CODE
There is no actual dress code. Bring comfortable clothes that you can mix and match and that you’ll feel comfortable meditating in them. For the dinner party, for women: just bring whatever makes you feel at ease, blouses, skirts, shorts, pants, nothing fancy. For men: jeans, khakis, t-shirts, informal shirts, a sweater, maybe a jacket. Nothing formal.
SECURITY AT THE SEMINAR
The Pre-Seminar Silent Retreat will be held in a private, closed and safe environment. The access to the premises is supervised 24 hrs by security trained personnel.
TRAVEL IN MEXICO
Consider traveling in Mexico, as safe as any other country.
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Reflective Workshop 1 Friday, October 23, 10:30-11:30 Immersed in indigenous spiritual energy healing practices, Tau will explain how these practices, lessons and strengths brought forward from our past, are the best foundation for increasing the opportunities and possibilities of today by maintaining
Reflective Workshop 2 Friday, October 23, 12:00-13:00 An exploration of indigenous struggles for justice, reconciliation and decolonization in Canada through the shared journey of Ivan and Ron working together on a carving project on the Anglican church grounds in Powell River, BC.
Reflective Workshop 3 Saturday October 24, 10:30-11:30 Ana María will walk us through the intense moments of change and uncertainty that we are facing and how we can integrate the great technological advances of western civilization with the ancestral indigenous wisdom traditions.
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