human condition
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Eight-Day Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat
Holy Cross Monastery - New York 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, United StatesThe Eight-Day Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat offered from Tuesday, May 17 to Tuesday, May 24, 2022, provides an opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of silence and community support. This retreat follows the Contemplative Outreach guidelines for an Intensive Retreat including six 30-minute Centering Prayer periods daily. The prayer is
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12-Step Introductory Workshop on Centering Prayer as 11th-Step Practice – via Zoom
Internet - OnlineCentering Prayer as an 11th Step Practice Introductory Workshop and a presentation on The Human Condition We have discovered that even when we live with great resolve, determination, and effort, we cannot heal ourselves. Yes, there are things we can do, but we came to believe that healing is the work of our higher power.
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Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness – BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence – via Zoom
Internet - OnlineDiscover a deeper awareness of healing and wisdom accessible to each of us through our bodies. During this day we'll establish BioSpiritual Focusing’s place in Body Awareness Practice and then progressively and experimentally introduce participants to the focusing concepts which will conclude with a demonstration and discussion of Focusing. Participants will be invited to welcome
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Waking Up with the Enneagram: A Guide for your Contemplative Journey
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesContemplative Enrichment Day with Rev. Nhien Vuong, J.D., M.Div. The Enneagram is an extraordinary framework for transformational development. A multi-dimensional model of consciousness, the Enneagram equips each of us with a highly precise roadmap for embodying our divine potential. In this introductory Enneagram workshop, you’ll gain insights into how the Enneagram maps our personality-based obstacles
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Welcoming Prayer Introductory Workshop
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, United StatesAccording to Fr. Thomas Keating, “Welcoming Prayer is the practice that actively lets go of thoughts and feelings that support the false-self system. It embraces painful emotions experienced in the body rather than avoiding them or trying to suppress them.” This workshop introduces participants to the actual method of the Welcoming Prayer and provides an
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Ubuntu and Contemplation: How an Indigenous African Philosophy Maps Our Spiritual Path to Global Community via Zoom
Internet - Onlinewith Michael Battle https://michaelbattle.com/about/ Emerging from the ancient cultural traditions of sub-Saharan Africa, the deeply communitarian philosophy known as Ubuntu challenges Western habits of mind in ways that complement and
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The Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation – via Zoom
Internet - OnlineA Zoom Event with James Finley, Ph.D. Student of Thomas Merton, contemplative practitioner and Clinical Psychologist Dates: October 7, 2023, 10:00am – 1:30pm PST Location: Zoom and option to gather in Victoria, BC Join us as Jim Finley guides us through an exploration of his latest book The Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation.
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Welcoming Prayer Introductory Workshop
CO-CT Online Zoom eventAccording to Fr. Thomas Keating, “Welcoming Prayer is the practice that actively lets go of thoughts and feelings that support the false-self system. It embraces painful emotions experienced in the body rather than avoiding them or trying to suppress them.” This workshop introduces participants to the method of the Welcoming Prayer and provides an opportunity
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Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat
Monastery of St. Gertrude 465 Keuterville Road, Cottonwood, ID, United StatesThis 7 days / 6 night Centering Prayer retreat provides an opportunity to deepen one's established Centering Prayer practice by building to 4 1/2 hours of prayer time at mid week. During the retreat , one is held in prayer by the sisters of St. Gertrude's Center for Benedictine Life community located on the Camas
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A Sacred Pause Silent Wisdom Retreat: A Curated Retreat for Contemplatives Under 50
Mercy Center Burlingame 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA, United StatesIn a society bombarded with the allure of external validation and perpetual striving, we often find ourselves caught in the relentless pursuit of relevance, accomplishment, and fleeting happiness. Yet, amidst
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The Spiritual Journey Program for Young Contemplatives (weekly) – via Zoom
Join the COL Young Contemplatives community for weekly gatherings exploring the essential teachings of Thomas Keating. The Spiritual Journey program is a series of teachings structured in five parts. The
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Online Wisdom Retreat: Revisiting the Welcoming Prayer
Internet - OnlineThe Welcome Practice, also known as the Welcoming Prayer, is a powerful means for cultivating presence, releasing attachments, and deepening our connection to the Divine Indwelling or Great I Am. This practice strengthens us in our Greater I Am Self, allowing us to be anchored beyond the emotional, intellectual, and physical turmoil that we experience
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