The Toltec Center is proud to be part of the Eagle Knight lineage of don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements. don Miguel has been my teacher, mentor, and friend since 1994. I am honored to teach with him and to be part of the Ruiz family community. ~ HeatherAsh

About don Miguel Ruiz

don Miguel Ruiz was born into a family of healers and raised in rural Mexico by a curandera (healer) mother and nagual (shaman) grandfather. The family anticipated don Miguel would embrace their centuries old legacy of healing and teaching and as a nagual, carry forward the esoteric Toltec knowledge. Instead, distracted by modern life, don Miguel chose to attend medical school and later teach and practice as a surgeon.

don Miguel began teaching in the United States, with his mother, the Curandera, Sarita in 1987. He taught small groups of people in a small room in Logan Heights, CA. Working with Sarita, he first began with healing practices. As his knowledge of English grew, he realized that he preferred to share his lineage through oral tradition, rather than a healing tradition.

don Miguel's students grew in numbers and his mythologies and guidance grew with them. He appeared in lectures in Santa Fe, NM, Los Angeles, CA, Sacramento, CA, Santa Rosa, CA and in many other locales. He began to share the wisdom that resulted in the creation of The Four Agreements®, when he witnessed his various students struggling to quiet their minds. don Miguel created a specific series of practical tools, that when used by anyone, can result in consistent and long-term personal transformation.

The tools shared by don Miguel are based on common sense and shared with such simplicity, that the universal message underlying his teaching is recognized by many. don Miguel's message is simple, practical and when implemented, even incrementally, changes lives.

In the tradition of the Toltec, a Nagual guides an individual to personal freedom. Combining new insights with old wisdom, don Miguel has dedicated his life to sharing the ancient Toltec wisdom by translating it into practical concepts that promote transformation through truth and common sense.

In February of 2002, don Miguel survived a near-fatal heart attack. The impact of the heart attack on his physical body prevents him from returning to wide-spread public speaking and lecturing. He intends to complete several, limited appearances, each year.

For more information on the Ruiz family, visit their website at www.miguelruiz.com

The Miguel Ruiz Academy of Awareness

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don Miguel Ruiz presents: The Academy of Awareness Are you prepared to take the next step forward?

Are you ready to seek and find your true authentic self?

Do you feel inspired to become part of this dream?

The Academy of Awareness is a new dream based on respect, love and truth. It is a community of people that will learn to have and show total respect for themselves, total respect to their teacher and ultimately total respect to everyone else.

The Academy of Awareness includes live content, weekly video classes, tele-classes, articles, share walls, notifications of members-only events and discounts on other events. The Academy will be a way for don Miguel Ruiz to share with you his knowledge and wisdom that will no doubt inspire and challenge you on your journey. Academy of Awareness events will be held throughout the year in different areas and will only be available to members of The Academy.

In order to offset our costs for providing and maintaining this ever-expanding Academy, we request a small fee which can be met using the following payment approaches:

* Billed monthly - $9.95
* Billed twice a year - $53.70
* Billed annually - $95.40