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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer\, Introductory Program
DESCRIPTION:Presenters: Bob Blair and Pippa Currey \nSaturday\, October 3\, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm (Pacific Daylight Time)\n(Zoom in at 8:50 am) \nContemplative Prayer is God’s personal and unique gift to each of us. If we are open to this gift\, it will profoundly affect our lives and relationships\, to God\, others\, and our world. Centering Prayer is a form of Contemplative Prayer. It is a method of prayer that opens us to interior transformation and deeper intimacy with God and others. The workshop includes four presentations and the practice of Centering Prayer. Participates will need to download Zoom for free at https://zoom.us. The Zoom link will be emailed to participates prior to the workshop. For more information\, email Pippa Currey at pbcurreysd@gmail.com or Linda Snow\, CSJ\, at srlinda.snow@gmail.com. \nFee: $35.00 \nPlease register online here.  Scroll down to the October 3 workshop and click on Register button by October 1.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-introductory-program-2/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Sr. Linda Snow CSJ":MAILTO:srlinda.snow@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201010T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201010T120000
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SUMMARY:Fruits of Contemplative Prayer and Rewiring the Brain
DESCRIPTION:Imagine you want an electrical outlet underneath your coffee table for a new lamp. To add this outlet\, you will have to spend some time under the floor\, find a circuit you can tie into\, string a new wire\, and fasten it to the floor support. Then you will have to cut a hole in the floor\, mount a box and attach the wires to the new outlet under the table. Adding this floor plug will take you a minimum of several hours and a considerable amount of effort. The fruits of this labor will be a direct path for the electricity when you want your coffee table lit. Installing a new outlet in your house is an excellent metaphor for rewiring our brain using contemplative prayer. \nWe are all born with a brain that reacts and sometimes those reactions cause us unnecessary suffering. Frequently\, we then inflict that suffering on others with our words and actions. Contemplative prayer rewires our brain for wisdom\, understanding and grace. These fruits will lessen our suffering and improve our lives as well as the lives of those around us. This class will provide you with a new way to look at Centering Prayer by seeing how your brain reacts automatically because of the wires we already have and how it responds after contemplation because of the wires we grow through meditation. \nThere will be a short presentation and then some simple group activities so you can experience what you learned. The morning will conclude with a guided music contemplative practice.\nYou may know Blair Ashby as the man who records the Annual Conferences and Fall Mini-Retreats at the Center. Additionally\, he records for Spiritual Direction of Colorado and does editing work for Sounds True. Blair also teaches classes on Communication and Self-Awareness at Rocky Mountain Electrical Training Institute. From his work with these spiritual organizations over the past 26 years\, and the many spiritual teachers he now calls friends\, Blair has found that profound spiritual growth flourishes when education and experience are combined. He unifies stories\, humor and experiential activities to aid your development and offer you possibilities for communion and growth. \nPlease see the link below for more information and to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/fruits-of-contemplative-prayer-and-rewiring-the-brain/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Terri Murphy":MAILTO:tmurphy@centeringprayer.net
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SUMMARY:Listening and Leading From Within with Susan Kaplan
DESCRIPTION:An Introductory Retreat to Nonviolent Communication with Four Practice Sessions\nOffered on Zoom\n\nUnlearning habitual communication patterns\, which continually separate you from yourself (self criticism) and others (anger\, resentment\, loneliness\, etc.)\, opens up space to simultaneously learn new ways of compassionate beingness. Here we shift from profound disconnections towards a higher quality of interconnection in our daily communication — lived compassion. In the retreat\, introduction to the inspirational teachings and spiritual practices from Jewish Mysticism and Nonviolent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg’s work)\, you will learn to deepen your compassion practice. The practices taught include an overview of the four basic skills of Nonviolent Communication of Observation. \nThe retreat will be followed by a four week series on Wednesdays\, October 21-November 11\, 6:30-9:00 p.m.\, with practice sessions to deepen our communal learning and apply the principles and practices in our daily lives. \nPlease see the event web link below for more information and to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/listening-and-leading-from-within-with-susan-kaplan/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Terri Murphy":MAILTO:tmurphy@centeringprayer.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201025T130000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer for Our World
DESCRIPTION:Centering Prayer: Our Practice\, Our World \nSunday\, October 25\, 2020 1-4:30 p.m. $20 \n“The Christian is one who is connected through the heart to the whole of life\,\nattuned to the deeper intelligence of Nature and called forth irresistibly by the Spirit\nto creatively express one’s gifts in the evolution of self and world.”\n– Ilia Delio \nPlease join us for an afternoon of Centering Prayer and Community ONLINE \nCentering Prayer is sometimes spoken of as the Divine Therapy. We usually reflect on this aspect of our practice in reference to our own spiritual journey. Today we continue our exploration of a wider vision of God’s healing action\, and consider how our daily practice may actually be a channel for the Divine Presence to bring healing to our world. \nThis is an afternoon for those familiar with Centering Prayer – beginners and long-time practitioners. We gather to deepen our consent to God’s presence and action in our world. (Instruction in Centering Prayer will not be offered.) Our time together will include two periods of Centering Prayer\, a short talk\, a video\, and conversation. \nMarty Badgett is an Oblate of the Camaldoli Benedictine Community. He has co-led extended Centering Prayer retreats for many years\, and hosted many one-day Contemplative Prayer days at Incarnation Monastery in Berkeley. \nCatherine Regan\, Ph.D. is a spiritual director\, retired psychologist\, and adjunct staff member at Mercy Center\, primarily serving on the Centering Prayer team. She has a special interest in fostering contemplative practices so urgently needed at this time in our world. \nJoy Andrews Hayter\, Ph.D. is a spiritual director\, scientist\, and Centering Prayer coordinator at Mercy Center. She is dedicated to fostering Centering Prayer and other contemplative practices that help us become aware of God’s ever-present love. \nTo register for this program\, please go to https://mercy-center.org/eventsframe/centering-prayer-our-practice-our-world/ or\nwww.mercy-center.org or call 650-340-7474.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-for-our-world/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cristina Esguerra":MAILTO:registration@mercywmw.org
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this introductory workshop\, you will learn the ancient method and principles of Centering Prayer practice in a quiet\, reflective atmosphere. We will cover the history\, psychology\, and theology of the practice. Two prayer sessions and a question and answer session are included. \nThis will include a live and Zoom option. \nPresented by: Mike Smoolca is an experienced contemplative group and workshop facilitator and a dedicated student of contemplative practices and wisdom spirituality. He is a Contemplative Outreach presenter and coordinator for Contemplative Outreach of CT and the Northern CT Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society. Mike is a practicing spiritual director and supervisor who received his certificate from Fairfield University. He has been an internship partner at the Spiritual Life Center in West Hartford\, CT.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-introductory-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mike Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Guard of the Heart
DESCRIPTION:“One practice to bring the effects of contemplative prayer into daily life is traditionally known as Guard of the Heart. This consists of letting go of every emotional disturbance as it arises and before we start thinking about it. This method is more sophisticated than dismantling the emotional programs for happiness because it deals with the whole of life. It expresses our ongoing intention to be with God in the present moment and sustains it.” (Fr. Thomas Keating\, 2017) \nThis class will teach the practice of “Guard of the Heart” (Also referred to as “Watchfulness” or “Presence Practice”) and how it compliments Centering Prayer\, and the practices of the Welcoming Prayer and the Active Prayer phrase. We will learn the three ways any afflictive thought or emotional disturbance can be instantly released as it arises. Join us for this enriching and deepening complementary practice. \nPlease see the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/guard-of-the-heart/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Terri Murphy":MAILTO:tmurphy@centeringprayer.net
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SUMMARY:Contemplation and the Way of Ease
DESCRIPTION:In the midst of great division and a global pandemic\, we all need space to slow down and return to “the way of ease.” \nJoin this 1.5 hour workshop over Zoom to explore Centering Prayer as a way of returning to our natural mind and sinking into the simplicity of being. \nWhen we rest in God during our 20m silent sits\, we can learn to carry that sense of inner-ease into everyday\, ordinary life. \nOctober 31st\, 10:00-11:30am Eastern Time\nSee details and register here: https://keith-kristich.ck.page/965ce108c1 \nPresenter: Keith Kristich\nCost: Free\, free will offerings welcome
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/contemplation-and-the-way-of-ease/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kristich":MAILTO:keith@keithkristich.com
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