In Memory of Brian O'Leary Dear Friends Brian O'Leary, father, husband, great friend, and mentor to many,  passed away July 29, 2011 at age 71 at his home in Vilcabamba, Ecuador as he rested in the arms of his beloved wife Meredith. He will be greatly missed. For questions concerning Montesuenos, please contact Virginia at vaivia6vi@hotmail.com For family or personal matters please contact Brian Jr. at milsterbean@yahoo.com Life has been moving here at a breathless pace, but moving it does, sometimes on timescales far shorter than we'd like.  I think we all feel the acceleration happening and the increasing momentum of both human destruction and our awakening to new possibilities like free energy. I've recently been on several high-quality non-commercial interviews on www.davidgibbons.org with a number of kindred visionaries and the programs are well worth a listen. The May 20 broadcast (at 3 pm Pacific time) we just prerecorded with James Redfield, author of the Celestine Prophecies, is another dialogue that truly helps set the stage; if you miss this, it will be archived on David's website for free listening between May 20 and 27. I've also been posting a series of essays on both my blog and website on free energy, systemic change and new governence. The postings about that and happenings will be even more frequent, so keep checking. Meredith and I recently completed a trip to the U.S. and Costa Rica to see family and to make various presentations and conduct meetings regarding new energy initiatives.  On the last evening of the trip, I had the honor of presenting a talk on new science and consciousness at the Sat Yoga Institute in Escazu, Costa Rica.  It was an enormous pleasure to interact with the students and to meet the Institute's director Shunyamurti.  These encounters reminded me that we're all on a spiritual path that is all the more urgent for us to observe as we each pick our way through the great darkness of our times, that we do have solutions that can be ethically implemented through grace, synchronicity, intelligence and kindred fellowship.  I look forward to many more encounters with these special people, both in Costa Rica and at Montesueños. The latest music/slide show of Montesueños was the March 2011 visit of Sue Terry, jazz saxophonist (and photographer) superb.  It's posted on the homepage of her website www.sueterry.net and includes recordings from our spontaneous duet recording with Brian on the piano.  So many of our visitors have contributed their creativity to capture the magic of Montesueños and its growing artistry.  Sue will be an integral part of a planned January 2012 celebration of the arts at Montesueños. Keep checking the website and blog for details. Visiting Brian and Meredith in their Montesueños eco lodge in Vilcabamba, Ecuador. Dear friend, Here's hoping you are well. I'm recovering excellently from my late August heart attack and am on a completely natural diet and (now) healthy lifestyle. No recurrences and no negativity that accompanied my last one. I am writing this on an auspicious 10-10-10 paving the way to the (20)11th hour coming up soon before 2012 and climactic times that surely await us not that long from now. We here at Montesueños will be hosting a number of events starting this week and throughout 2011 which we hope you can participate in. First, just posted at the top of my homepage www.brianoleary.info, is a presentation just given at the United Nations taped here in Vilcabamba. Both the talk and text are available for viewing and reading now, I believe this is my most significant piece to date. In peace and sustainability, Brian P.S. The second edition of The Energy Solution Revolution is now available from here and the E-book version can be ordered from here. Montesueños (Vilcabamba, Ecuador) is now open for Bed & Breakfast! 2011 special at the Montesueños B&B, stay six nights, spend the seventh night free! We are now encouraging one-week stays or longer, and so we are offering the seventh (and fourteenth, etc.) night of any stay here for free. With several successful conferences on transformational issues now under our belts, over the coming year or so, we will be scheduling more conferences and workshops every few months, and most of the in-between-times will be open for our B&B service. Room rates at Montesueños are generally $25 per person per night for double occupancy, $35 per person per night for single occupancy. Our beautiful guest house is now available for weekly group rentals! Growing in popularity, the Doves Nest guest house gives an ideal opportunity to privately relax in a beautiful setting. With five artistically unique bedrooms (each with a private bath) and full use of a modern kitchen, internet connections and lots of gardens and patios with great views, this is the perfect retreat for groups of 6 to 10 people. - It's best to make your reservation early so that you can have the run of the whole house at a time of your own choosing. The entire Doves Nest guest house can be rented for just $1500 per week. We regret that we don't personally take credit cards or personal/traveler's checks, and ask for payments for accomodations in dollars in advance. However, we will accept advance credit card payments via our website in the near future. Please write us at info@montesuenos.org to reserve your space. -Brian and Meredith Click here to view some of our rooms. Montesueños Towers Art Center with the new meditation tower. Sunset Towers Seda's Sunset Fantasy Comments from guests in the Montesueños log book The Montesueños Blog Montesueños Frequently Asked Questions Upcoming Events information Recent Events information Watch the Montesueños videos Click here to view the new "Dove's Nest" building. Click here to read what people are saying about Montesueños. The following photos of Montesueños are courtesy of Charles Feil: Click here to view more photos of Montesueños. The very first workshop at Montesueños: June 8-15   The Phoenix Gathering of international visionaries (www.wakingthephonenix.org) Click here to view photo's of The Phoenix Gathering. Click here to read about The Phoenix Gathering. How to contact us: You can write us at info@montesuenos.org, or you can call us anytime on +593 (0)8 812 0712, or you can write to us at the following address: Montesueños Eco-Retreat, P.O. Box 258, Loja, Ecuador. Please include your name and location with all correspondence. -Brian and Meredith www.montesuenos.org