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Alex Sandor
Alex Sandor's Art Studio
Amanda Heron
Body Time
Andrew Zarrillo
Sequoia Beach Dreamery
Anna Lappe
Grub
Anna Oneglia
Annie Somerville
Greens
Barbra Ritchison
Berkeley Rep
Becky Jensen
Presidio Golf Course and Clubhouse
Bernard McPhillips
Bill Baker
Calvin Souther
Paxton Gate
Camille Cusumano
Cari Turley
The Marsh
Christine Cariati
Christy Bartlett
Urasenke Foundation San Francisco
City Arts & Lectures
Crushpad
Darcy Lyon
Heartfire Healing Arts
Dave Barrett
Dave Story
Adobe® Systems
David Leventhal
Playa Viva Sustainable Resort & Residence Community
David Prowler
Debra Ross
Shambhala Sun Foundation
Dennis McNally
Diane McArthur
César
Erin Storm
Bally Total Fitness
Fil Lewitt
Fumi Sasa
Alexander Body Dynamics
Gene DeSmidt
Gilbert Ashoff
Vichy Springs Resort
Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Helga Fleishman
Imari Gallery
Jamie Morf
Shades of Green Landscape Architecture
Jane Norbeck
Jeff Goldfein
Joan E. Chapman
Memoir (and)
John Watson
Julie Freiberg
Kady Hoffman
Wave Bracelet
Karen Hamilton
Kathy Nelson
Kabuki Hot Springs
Kaz Tanahashi
Lawrell Studsill
Sencha Teahouse
Leeza Edwards
Linda Kalinowski
Bookshop West Portal
Lisa Bookstein
Health Ceramics
Liz Koeneke
Le Colonial Restaurant
Lizzie Nichols
Healing Yoga Foundation, San Francisco
Michael McCauley
Museum of the Aftican Diaspora
Michelle Ott
Blue Bottle Coffee
The Painters' Place
Patricia Warren
Paul Discoe
Live Edge
Renee Zensen
U Natural Hydration
Richard Parks
City Arts & Lectures
Ron Wada
Tafapolsky & Smith LLP
Ryuzen Robbie Pellet
Santa Cruz Guitar
Sarah Barca
Funky Door Yoga Haight
Scott Wren
Skip Kimura
Sophia Sanchez
La Peña
Stacy & James Flaherty
New Ventures West
Stevens Strauss
Susan Lipman
Bubblehead Soap Co.
TCHO
TOTO USA
Zohra Kalinkowitz
2009 Annual Benefit Event and Auction
Honoring
Angeles Arrien and Huston Smith
Sunday, April 19, 2009 | Greens Restaurant
Auction Items (Sneak Peek)
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Mexico
Playa Viva is a special place where you and your family will enjoy the rugged, unspoiled beauty of Mexico in the guilt-free luxury of an environmentally-conscious resort. Here, you will experience a diverse, wild ecosystem, while actually helping it thrive. Playa Viva will regenerate your mind and body, while regenerating the land. |
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Berkeley Mills Laquered Chair
A hand-made 10-coat black lacquered Lambda chair created by Berkeley Mills (owner Gene Agress built and donated the wood altar at Tassajara's Bath House). This unique chair is shining work of art fabricated at the wood shop in Berkeley. |
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Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen
Upset by Fast Food Nation? Grossed out by Super Size Me? Want to do something about it? Take action with Anna Lappé and chef Bryant Terry, as they dish up food for thought, tips for setting up your organic kitchen, and tantalizing menus. Celebrate the future of real food… and getcha grub on! |
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Raku Ceramic Sculpture
By Stevens Strauss. Raku is a pottery technique that originated in Japan in the 16th century. Like other Zen related art forms, Raku fuses opposites. Fire and earth, water and smoke synergistically produce an object that contains both elements. |
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Landscape Architecture
Shades of Green Landscape Architecture specializes in sustainable landscape design with a focus on recycled materials, rainwater harvesting, green roofs, and native and drought tolerant plantings. We'll come to your home for a two hour consultation to talk about your vision for your outdoor living space and how we can help transform your landscape into your own personal retreat. |
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Painting
Birds, insects and flora populate the landscape of Christine Cariati's paintings. These are not representational depictions of nature, instead they are creatures of the imagination presented in a stylized theatrical format. These intimate paintings explore the ways in which we re-imagine nature, finding beauty in chaos and wildness. |
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Eco-Toilet
Eco-toilet from TOTO® includes delivery and installation. Rest a little easier on a toilet Bernard McPhillips, in construction and home remodeling for over 20 years, and invaluable help with projects at Green Gulch Farm and Tassajara, will install your new TOTO®. |
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Individualized Yoga Program
From Healing Yoga San Francisco: initial consultation and two follow up sessions.We offer a one-on-one consultations and design a program to support the needs of each individual using the various tools of yoga. Yoga is a holistic, healing discipline that offers a broad range of tools for supporting health, healing and personal transformation. After the initial consultation, we encourage the individual to return and the teacher will evaluate and modify the program/practice as needed. We generally work with those interested in maintaining, enhancing and complementing their wellness and health. In addition, those who might be experiencing distress or illness ranging from stress, back and neck pain, depression to more chronic and serious illnesses. |
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Framed Photograph
Photograph by Zohra Kalinkowitz . Hot Springs Landscape was taken at Ninghai Nanyuan Hot Springs in Ninghbo, China, while on a trip with former Abbess, Linda Ruth Cutts. Digital Pigment Print, 12" x 18". |
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Adobe® CS4 Web Premium
Create the full range of digital experiences, including interactive websites, applications, user interfaces, presentations, and mobile device content, with Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Web Premium software. |
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Acupuncture
Initial appointment, including: history, examination, treatment, plan & introduction to the understanding of Chinese traditional medicine and its benefits for your health and well being. Julie has 52 years experience as a health care practitioner. Recommended by Zenkei Blanche Hartman. |
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Commercial Photography
One day of commercial photograpy with master photographer Bill Baker. With a broad view of the world in which we live and work, Bill strives to add beauty and bring to life the images he makes. |
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Canvas Travel Bag
Phillip Whalen's canvas travel bag. It comes with an i.d. tag in his handwriting listing his Hartford Street Zen Center address. It is full of nothing. |
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Tango, an Argentine Love Story
Autographed copy of Tango, an Argentine Love Story by Camille Cusumano, released by Seal Press (October, 08). |
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Immigration Consultation
Tafapolsky & Smith LLP offers one (1) free professional immigration consultation up to a maximum of 30 minutes duration. The winner bidder may choose either an in-office or a telephone consultation. |
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Magazine Subscription
Two-year subscription to Memoir (and), a nonprofit literary journal dedicated to supporting creators of groundbreaking prose, poetry, experimental nonfiction, epistolary, graphic and photographic narratives |

















