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JANUARY, 2012
Choosing Your Thoughts, Creating Your Best Life
Everyday is an opportunity to move closer to turning your dreams into reality. Begin this New Year by setting intentions rather than resolutions. How you choose to think and what you choose to believe will affect every aspect of your life: health, relationships, finances, profession, and fun. We will look at your self-talk and create statements that will change your perspective and enhance your life.
Presenter: Jean Costa
Dates/Times: Mon. Jan 9, 2-3:30pm or Tues. Jan 17, 10:30-12:00
Suggested Donation: $20
A Love Story: Once Upon A Time . . . Once Upon A Universe - Chapter 1
Who doesn't love a good story? This story is a sacred one and makes all other stories possible. It's the unfolding story of how our home - the Universe - came to be. It's a story we'd like to reflect on in this New Year of 2012, month by month, chapter by chapter. Each program will offer song, prayer/ritual, reflection and discussion on a particular aspect of this great story. The focus of this first chapter is "Awakening to the Great Story." As with any story, continuity is important so we highly recommend that you attend every monthly session so you can get the whole story. However, if that's not possible, each and every month will offer resources that will nourish you and deepen your love for our common home.
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Mon. Jan 9, 7-8:30pm OR Tues. Jan. 10, 1:30-3pm
Free will donation
Picturing Our Intentions
As the New Year begins, what would you like to attract into your life in 2012?
This program is a gift you can give yourself: the time to reflect upon your hopes, wishes, and desires and to explore this further using art and creativity! Invite intentions and new possibilities into your life through the power of collage and visualization. We will create collages using images and words that you are intuitively attracted to, and then have an opportunity to explore these within a supportive group. No artistic talent is necessary, just an openness to explore, have fun, and perhaps surprise yourself. (preferred group size: no less than 3, no more than 10)
Presenters: Eva Miller & Hillary Rubesin
Date/Time: Thursday January 12, 7-9 pm OR Saturday January 28, 10am-12pm
Suggested donation: $30 (includes materials)
If I "Do Unto Others," What Might That Do Unto Others?
We live in a world that is polarized on many levels. "We-and-they" thinking is all too common. How do we bridge the gap between the differences that separate us?
This program will explore one way that may help restore a sense of unity among us.
Its new name is "Pay It Forward." Its ancient name is "The Golden Rule." Those attending this program will leave with a deepened understanding of the benefits of "doing unto others" and a sense of mission to "pay it forward."
Presenter: Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Thurs. Jan. 19, 7-8:30pm OR Mon. Jan. 23, 1:30-3pm
Free-will donation
The Principles of Spiritual Healing
This program, previously offered in November, will explore the differences between the concepts of "curing" and "healing, medical views versus spiritual perspectives, etc. What is a miracle? Have you ever witnessed one or experienced one? How does illness affect your spiritual nature? your relationship to others? to God? These questions and more bring depth to understanding personal spiritual growth. The variance between medical perspectives and mystical experiences are vastly different and exciting to explore. Bring your questions and we will delve into the mystery of Spiritual Principles at work in our relationships with life.
Presenter: Ervene Boyd
Date/Time: Tues. Jan. 24, 7-8:30pm
Suggested Donation: $20
FEBRUARY - MAY , 2012
ON-GOING SERIES
Still Running With the Wolves
The discussion of this incredibly nourishing book (Women Who Run with the Wolves) began one year ago, chapter by chapter. There is still time and space for you to get in on a very nourishing, thought-provoking discussion of the archetypical stories of Clarissa Pinkola Estes. They stand independently, so you can join the already existing group with no need to "catch up." Please check the monthly programs for chapter, dates and times.
A Love Story: Once Upon A Time . . . Once Upon A Universe
We continue this story begun in January. It is a sacred story and makes all other stories possible. It's the unfolding story of how our home - the Universe - came to be. It's a story we'd like to reflect on during 2012, month by month, chapter by chapter. Each program offers song, prayer/ritual, reflection and discussion on a particular aspect of this great story. As with any story, continuity is important so we highly recommend that you attend every monthly session so you can get the whole story. However, if that's not possible, any and every month will offer resources that will nourish you and deepen your love for our common home. Please check the monthly programs for a description and details.
ON-GOING SERIES
Still Running With the Wolves
The discussion of this incredibly nourishing book (Women Who Run with the Wolves) began one year ago, chapter by chapter. There is still time and space for you to get in on a very nourishing, thought-provoking discussion of the archetypical stories of Clarissa Pinkola Estes. They stand independently, so you can join the already existing group with no need to "catch up." Please check the monthly programs for chapter, dates and times.
A Love Story: Once Upon A Time . . . Once Upon A Universe
We continue this story begun in January. It is a sacred story and makes all other stories possible. It's the unfolding story of how our home - the Universe - came to be. It's a story we'd like to reflect on during 2012, month by month, chapter by chapter. Each program offers song, prayer/ritual, reflection and discussion on a particular aspect of this great story. As with any story, continuity is important so we highly recommend that you attend every monthly session so you can get the whole story. However, if that's not possible, any and every month will offer resources that will nourish you and deepen your love for our common home. Please check the monthly programs for a description and details.
FEBRUARY, 2012
Still Running With the Wolves
Chapter 12 - Marking Territory: The Boundaries of Rage and Forgiveness
Presenters: Sr. Mary Margaret Weber and Sr. Judy Hallock
Dates/Times: Thursday, February 2, 1:30-3:30 pm OR Tuesday February 7, 7-9pm
Free will donation
Feng Shui and Peaceful Living
We bring peace into our lives by seeking harmony in all aspects of our daily existence. We may use a regular spiritual practice to maintain inner peace during times of stress and challenge. To extend this peace into our physical environment, we can use the principles of Feng Shui, tested and proven over 4,000 years, to remove blocks and impediments to harmony, good health, and abundance. According to Feng Shui, our environment sends us constant messages that can shape the course of our lives. For example: A violent bedroom picture that a teenager sees first thing in the morning may set the tone for a day of conflict and violence. A cluttered, dirty kitchen may discourage family members from cooking, leading to a reliance on fast food and subsequent health consequences. The short walk from the car through a cluttered garage filled with boxes of trash and unfinished home projects can lead to irritability and anger at the end of the work day. During this presentation, participants will learn to identify the messages that their environment may be sending--and the Feng Shui techniques that can release areas of obstruction and stagnation. Questions and real life examples will be welcomed and addressed!
Presenter: Gabriele Amersbach
Dates/Times: Tuesday, February 7, 1-2:30 OR Thursday, February 23, 6:30-8:00
Suggested Donation: $20
Creating Circles of Compassion
This program offers the opportunity to talk about compassion and put it into practice, using Karen Armstrong's recent and timely book Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life. Participants will meet twice, in February and in May, to offer a period of practice in between sessions and an opportunity to share what effect the practice has had in their lives.
Presenter: Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Thurs. Feb. 9 AND Thurs. May 17, 10-11:30am OR
Thurs. Feb. 9, 7-8:30 AND Thurs. May 17, 7-8:30pm
Free will donation
A Love Story: Once Upon A Time . . . Once Upon A Universe - Chapter 2
The focus this month is "The Time of the Primal Fireball". Fourteen billion years ago the Universe flared forth in every direction, creating time and space, and all the protons that would ever exist! For fuller description, see “On-Going Series.”
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Mon. Feb. 13, 7-8:30pm OR Tues. Feb. 14, 1:30-3pm
Free will donation
Listening as an Act of Transformation
“To “listen” another’s soul into a condition of disclosure and discovery may be almost the greatest service that any human being ever performs for another.” - Quaker author Douglas Steere
As human beings, our default listening mode is often fixing, interpreting, or judging (in our minds) the ‘other.’ What kind of listener are you? Take the risk to find out and begin to transform your presence as a listener in the world.
Explore:
· Your listening style
· The fear that our hearts might break if we don’t fix the ‘other’s’ pain
· The feelings and values beneath the words of the ‘other’
· Suspending judgment
Presenter: Jan Hutton
Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 25, 10am-12:30pm
Suggested Donation: $30
Drumming Around the Lenten Scriptures
Those who attended “Drumming Around the Advent Scriptures” in the last cycle of programs found it to be a unique and nourishing experience. The scriptures of the Lenten season hold the same potential for calling forth new insights and messages as we reflect on scriptures that call us to deepen the mystery of dying and rising in our lives and express that mystery through the rhythm of drumming. No previous drumming experience is needed. Drums will be provided or you may bring your own.
Presenter: Stacy Grove
Dates/Times: Most Mondays of Lent – Feb. 27, March 5, Tues. March 13, March 19, March 26, 7-8:30pm
Suggested Donation: $70 for the series/$20 per session
MARCH, 2012
Still Running With the Wolves
Chapter 13 - Battle Scars: Membership in the Scar Clan
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Thurs. March 1, 1:30-3:30pm OR Tues. March 6, 7-9pm
Free will donation
International Women’s Day – March 8, 2012
We’re having a celebration!
Who’s invited? All women
Where? The Center for Community Leadership, 711 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC
When? 2-6pm
Why?
To join this global celebration, begun in 1911 and now sponsored by the UN. A Place for Women to Gather is providing the opportunity for women here to participate in honoring the achievements of women everywhere in our diversity and giftedness.
Mark your calendars . . . See you there!
A Love Story: Once Upon A Time . . . Once Upon A Universe - Chapter 3
The focus this month is “Birth of Galaxies and Stars”. We are part of an unfolding miracle – the evolving miracle of the cosmos. We become ever more aware of the growing revelation of our connection to an even larger world. For fuller description see “On-Going Series.”
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Mon. March 12, 7-8:30pm OR Tues. March 13, 1:30-3pm
Free will donation
Moving Into Your Capacity to Love: 2012, Nothing to Fear
Yes, something of grand proportion is occurring that involves you and all of humanity. And no, it is not to be feared.
If all the media hype about 2012 is making you curious, or perhaps even afraid; if you are wondering "what's on the horizon"; if you want to learn how to become an active participant during these shifting times . . . join Stacy Grove and Amy Pierce for a half-day retreat devoted to increasing your knowledge while reducing your worry. Please bring a bag lunch and beverage.
Presenters: Stacy Grove and Amy Pierce
Date/Time: Sat. March 17, 10am-3pm
Suggested Donation: $60.
So that Stacy and Amy can address your particular questions about 2012, please email them to A Place for Women to Gather (infoapfwtg@yahoo.com) by or before February 12. Subject line: 2012 questions
Book Discussion: A Year to Live-How To Live This Year As If It Were Your Last by Stephen Levine
We’ve all known people who received a terminal diagnosis and were inspired to open more profoundly to life while they had the chance. For others, death comes suddenly with no warning. Stephen Levine offers an experiment that amplifies your potential for deepening the quality of your life by living the next year as if it were your last. Participants are asked to read the book (at least some of it) before our discussion. Our time together may whet your appetite to follow on your own Levine’s year-long program as a personal process.
Presenter: Sr. Judy Hallock
Dates/Times: Wed. March 21, 10-11:30am OR Thurs. March 22, 7-8:30pm
Free will donation
TELL ME YOUR STORY: The Art of Storytelling as a Spiritual Practice
There is healing in the ability to tell our stories and have them witnessed. InterPlay teaches simple forms for creating in the moment with our life experiences. It is empowering to take the stuff of our lives and create from it a work of art through storytelling. In this program, you’ll acquire simple yet powerful tools for telling your story with power and fullness. We’ll also engage with some of Interplay’s ideas for living more fully – simple but powerful ideas like looking for the good, achieving our goals through incremental steps, attending to our body wisdom and exploring the physicality of grace. No prior experience of any kind is needed for this workshop – just a spirit of willingness. (Bring your lunch or join others who will walk to Cameron Village for lunch.)
Presenter: Ginny Going
Date/Time: Sat. March 24, 9:30am-4:00pm
Site: Raleigh Friends Meeting, 625 Tower St., Raleigh
Suggested Donation: $40.
To register, send a $20 deposit by March 17 to A Place for Women to Gather, 8380 Six Forks Rd., Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27615
Spring Equinox Labyrinth Walk
Tuesday, March 20, 7pm
Millbrook Baptist Church
1519 E Millbrook Rd., North Raleigh
Call if you're coming - 846-3601
APRIL, 2012
Still Running With the Wolves
Chapter 14 - La Selva Subterranea: Initiation in the Underground Forest
Presenters: Sr. Mary Margaret Weber and Sr. Judy Hallock
Dates/Times: Tues. April 3, 7-9pm OR Thurs. April 5, 1:30-3:30pm
Free will donation
Members of Our Family: The Spiritual Connection to our Companion Animals
Our animals are valued members of the family, and can often provide reminders to important spiritual lessons. Join us as we discuss and share our experiences with these lessons, including the reflection of God’s unconditional love in our lives, as well as helping our heart heal after loss, especially in the loss of our beloved animal. Bringing a picture of a beloved animal(s) is encouraged.
Presenter: Tracie Barton-Barrett
Dates/Times: Tues. April 10, 1-2:30 OR Wed. April 18 7-8:30pm
Suggested Donation: $20
A Love Story: Once Upon A Time . . . Once Upon A Universe - Chapter 4
The focus this month is “A Star Dies. Our Sun, Our Earth Are Born”. We will contemplate what Thomas Berry refers to as a cosmic “moment of grace” making possible a whole new dimension of creation to emerge – life! For fuller description see “On-Going Series.”
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Mon. April 16, 7-8:30pm OR Tues. April 17, 1:30-3pm
Free will donation
MAY, 2012
Still Running With the Wolves
Chapter 15 - Shadowing: Canto Hondo, The Deep Song
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Tues. May 1, 7-9pm OR Thurs. May 3, 1:30-3:30pm
Free will donation
A Retreat Day with Women of Passion
Remember when you were passionate about your life . . . It might have been as recently as yesterday or so long ago you can't remember. This retreat day is an opportunity to kindle or re-kindle the passion that makes life meaningful. We'll be nourished by some passionate women who have gone before us and left us examples of courage and commitment. If you are a woman of passion, used to be or want to be, this day is for you!
Presenters: Sr. Mary Margaret Weber and Sr. Judy Hallock
Date/Time: Wed. May 2, 9:30am-2:30pm
Site: Home of Margaret Thurston, 6405 Lakeland Dr., Raleigh, 27612
Suggested Donation: $30 (Lunch included.)
Living the Life You Are Here to Live in the Presence of Pain & DisEase
In our culture, disease and pain are experienced as an enemy condition that needs to be controlled, silenced, and disconnected from. As individuals approach their diseases and pain in this separating fashion, one becomes walled off from a part of themselves that has infinite wisdom and fuel for change & creation. Movement into a life of full spectrum possibilities is impossible. In this program, we will explore living in our fullness with all parts of ourselves. By connecting to the polarity & wholeness of who we are, we will learn to change our language around our diseases, challenging our culture’s view of powerlessness with ailments. With new understanding of our wholeness, we will learn simple daily tools that will use our pain as fuel to create our desired life changes. This program is being presented in hopes that we will be able to meet on a monthly basis, learning together & supporting each other as we live in our wholeness & create the life we are here to live. Namaste!
Presenter: Julianne Trell
Dates/Times: Tuesday, May 8, 1:30-3pm OR Monday, May 21, 7-8:30pm
Suggested donation: $20.00
Sabbath – Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Life
Do you long to heal your harried life? Do you feel exhausted and deprived in the midst of abundance? We can take steps to restore the tradition of Sabbath, creating an oasis of sacred time within our busy lives. Sabbath time can be a day or a moment, time we take to refresh our bodies and nourish our souls.
Presenter: Sr. Judy Hallock
Dates/Times: Tuesday, May 8, 10-11:30 am OR Thursday, May 10, 7-8:30pm
Free will donation
A Love Story: Once Upon A Time . . . Once Upon A Universe - Chapter 5
The focus this month is “Planet Earth Gives Birth to Life”. The tiny life forms that emerged overcame several crises and evolved into ever new and diverse life forms. These life forms remind us that life is so amazing... inventive and wise. For fuller
description see “On-Going Series.”
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Mon. May 14, 7-8:30pm OR Tues. May 15, 1:30-3pm
Free will donation
The Practice of Tonglen: Breathing In Pain, Breathing Out Peace
The reality of 24/7 news, reporting tragedies all over the world, projecting images of incredible suffering leaves many of us asking: What can I do to help? Can I make a difference? Does my small response matter? The spiritual practice of Tonglen offers a positive and helpful response to all of these questions. More importantly, it does indeed ease the suffering of the world by transforming pain through the conscious intention of the tonglen practitioner. Come and learn how to make a difference!
Presenter: Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Tuesday, May 22, 7-8:30 pm OR Thursday, May 24, 10-11:30am
Free will donation
Still Running With the Wolves
Chapter 12 - Marking Territory: The Boundaries of Rage and Forgiveness
Presenters: Sr. Mary Margaret Weber and Sr. Judy Hallock
Dates/Times: Thursday, February 2, 1:30-3:30 pm OR Tuesday February 7, 7-9pm
Free will donation
Feng Shui and Peaceful Living
We bring peace into our lives by seeking harmony in all aspects of our daily existence. We may use a regular spiritual practice to maintain inner peace during times of stress and challenge. To extend this peace into our physical environment, we can use the principles of Feng Shui, tested and proven over 4,000 years, to remove blocks and impediments to harmony, good health, and abundance. According to Feng Shui, our environment sends us constant messages that can shape the course of our lives. For example: A violent bedroom picture that a teenager sees first thing in the morning may set the tone for a day of conflict and violence. A cluttered, dirty kitchen may discourage family members from cooking, leading to a reliance on fast food and subsequent health consequences. The short walk from the car through a cluttered garage filled with boxes of trash and unfinished home projects can lead to irritability and anger at the end of the work day. During this presentation, participants will learn to identify the messages that their environment may be sending--and the Feng Shui techniques that can release areas of obstruction and stagnation. Questions and real life examples will be welcomed and addressed!
Presenter: Gabriele Amersbach
Dates/Times: Tuesday, February 7, 1-2:30 OR Thursday, February 23, 6:30-8:00
Suggested Donation: $20
Creating Circles of Compassion
This program offers the opportunity to talk about compassion and put it into practice, using Karen Armstrong's recent and timely book Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life. Participants will meet twice, in February and in May, to offer a period of practice in between sessions and an opportunity to share what effect the practice has had in their lives.
Presenter: Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Thurs. Feb. 9 AND Thurs. May 17, 10-11:30am OR
Thurs. Feb. 9, 7-8:30 AND Thurs. May 17, 7-8:30pm
Free will donation
A Love Story: Once Upon A Time . . . Once Upon A Universe - Chapter 2
The focus this month is "The Time of the Primal Fireball". Fourteen billion years ago the Universe flared forth in every direction, creating time and space, and all the protons that would ever exist! For fuller description, see “On-Going Series.”
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Mon. Feb. 13, 7-8:30pm OR Tues. Feb. 14, 1:30-3pm
Free will donation
Listening as an Act of Transformation
“To “listen” another’s soul into a condition of disclosure and discovery may be almost the greatest service that any human being ever performs for another.” - Quaker author Douglas Steere
As human beings, our default listening mode is often fixing, interpreting, or judging (in our minds) the ‘other.’ What kind of listener are you? Take the risk to find out and begin to transform your presence as a listener in the world.
Explore:
· Your listening style
· The fear that our hearts might break if we don’t fix the ‘other’s’ pain
· The feelings and values beneath the words of the ‘other’
· Suspending judgment
Presenter: Jan Hutton
Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 25, 10am-12:30pm
Suggested Donation: $30
Drumming Around the Lenten Scriptures
Those who attended “Drumming Around the Advent Scriptures” in the last cycle of programs found it to be a unique and nourishing experience. The scriptures of the Lenten season hold the same potential for calling forth new insights and messages as we reflect on scriptures that call us to deepen the mystery of dying and rising in our lives and express that mystery through the rhythm of drumming. No previous drumming experience is needed. Drums will be provided or you may bring your own.
Presenter: Stacy Grove
Dates/Times: Most Mondays of Lent – Feb. 27, March 5, Tues. March 13, March 19, March 26, 7-8:30pm
Suggested Donation: $70 for the series/$20 per session
MARCH, 2012
Still Running With the Wolves
Chapter 13 - Battle Scars: Membership in the Scar Clan
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Thurs. March 1, 1:30-3:30pm OR Tues. March 6, 7-9pm
Free will donation
International Women’s Day – March 8, 2012
We’re having a celebration!
Who’s invited? All women
Where? The Center for Community Leadership, 711 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC
When? 2-6pm
Why?
To join this global celebration, begun in 1911 and now sponsored by the UN. A Place for Women to Gather is providing the opportunity for women here to participate in honoring the achievements of women everywhere in our diversity and giftedness.
Mark your calendars . . . See you there!
A Love Story: Once Upon A Time . . . Once Upon A Universe - Chapter 3
The focus this month is “Birth of Galaxies and Stars”. We are part of an unfolding miracle – the evolving miracle of the cosmos. We become ever more aware of the growing revelation of our connection to an even larger world. For fuller description see “On-Going Series.”
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Mon. March 12, 7-8:30pm OR Tues. March 13, 1:30-3pm
Free will donation
Moving Into Your Capacity to Love: 2012, Nothing to Fear
Yes, something of grand proportion is occurring that involves you and all of humanity. And no, it is not to be feared.
If all the media hype about 2012 is making you curious, or perhaps even afraid; if you are wondering "what's on the horizon"; if you want to learn how to become an active participant during these shifting times . . . join Stacy Grove and Amy Pierce for a half-day retreat devoted to increasing your knowledge while reducing your worry. Please bring a bag lunch and beverage.
Presenters: Stacy Grove and Amy Pierce
Date/Time: Sat. March 17, 10am-3pm
Suggested Donation: $60.
So that Stacy and Amy can address your particular questions about 2012, please email them to A Place for Women to Gather (infoapfwtg@yahoo.com) by or before February 12. Subject line: 2012 questions
Book Discussion: A Year to Live-How To Live This Year As If It Were Your Last by Stephen Levine
We’ve all known people who received a terminal diagnosis and were inspired to open more profoundly to life while they had the chance. For others, death comes suddenly with no warning. Stephen Levine offers an experiment that amplifies your potential for deepening the quality of your life by living the next year as if it were your last. Participants are asked to read the book (at least some of it) before our discussion. Our time together may whet your appetite to follow on your own Levine’s year-long program as a personal process.
Presenter: Sr. Judy Hallock
Dates/Times: Wed. March 21, 10-11:30am OR Thurs. March 22, 7-8:30pm
Free will donation
TELL ME YOUR STORY: The Art of Storytelling as a Spiritual Practice
There is healing in the ability to tell our stories and have them witnessed. InterPlay teaches simple forms for creating in the moment with our life experiences. It is empowering to take the stuff of our lives and create from it a work of art through storytelling. In this program, you’ll acquire simple yet powerful tools for telling your story with power and fullness. We’ll also engage with some of Interplay’s ideas for living more fully – simple but powerful ideas like looking for the good, achieving our goals through incremental steps, attending to our body wisdom and exploring the physicality of grace. No prior experience of any kind is needed for this workshop – just a spirit of willingness. (Bring your lunch or join others who will walk to Cameron Village for lunch.)
Presenter: Ginny Going
Date/Time: Sat. March 24, 9:30am-4:00pm
Site: Raleigh Friends Meeting, 625 Tower St., Raleigh
Suggested Donation: $40.
To register, send a $20 deposit by March 17 to A Place for Women to Gather, 8380 Six Forks Rd., Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27615
Spring Equinox Labyrinth Walk
Tuesday, March 20, 7pm
Millbrook Baptist Church
1519 E Millbrook Rd., North Raleigh
Call if you're coming - 846-3601
APRIL, 2012
Still Running With the Wolves
Chapter 14 - La Selva Subterranea: Initiation in the Underground Forest
Presenters: Sr. Mary Margaret Weber and Sr. Judy Hallock
Dates/Times: Tues. April 3, 7-9pm OR Thurs. April 5, 1:30-3:30pm
Free will donation
Members of Our Family: The Spiritual Connection to our Companion Animals
Our animals are valued members of the family, and can often provide reminders to important spiritual lessons. Join us as we discuss and share our experiences with these lessons, including the reflection of God’s unconditional love in our lives, as well as helping our heart heal after loss, especially in the loss of our beloved animal. Bringing a picture of a beloved animal(s) is encouraged.
Presenter: Tracie Barton-Barrett
Dates/Times: Tues. April 10, 1-2:30 OR Wed. April 18 7-8:30pm
Suggested Donation: $20
A Love Story: Once Upon A Time . . . Once Upon A Universe - Chapter 4
The focus this month is “A Star Dies. Our Sun, Our Earth Are Born”. We will contemplate what Thomas Berry refers to as a cosmic “moment of grace” making possible a whole new dimension of creation to emerge – life! For fuller description see “On-Going Series.”
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Mon. April 16, 7-8:30pm OR Tues. April 17, 1:30-3pm
Free will donation
MAY, 2012
Still Running With the Wolves
Chapter 15 - Shadowing: Canto Hondo, The Deep Song
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Tues. May 1, 7-9pm OR Thurs. May 3, 1:30-3:30pm
Free will donation
A Retreat Day with Women of Passion
Remember when you were passionate about your life . . . It might have been as recently as yesterday or so long ago you can't remember. This retreat day is an opportunity to kindle or re-kindle the passion that makes life meaningful. We'll be nourished by some passionate women who have gone before us and left us examples of courage and commitment. If you are a woman of passion, used to be or want to be, this day is for you!
Presenters: Sr. Mary Margaret Weber and Sr. Judy Hallock
Date/Time: Wed. May 2, 9:30am-2:30pm
Site: Home of Margaret Thurston, 6405 Lakeland Dr., Raleigh, 27612
Suggested Donation: $30 (Lunch included.)
Living the Life You Are Here to Live in the Presence of Pain & DisEase
In our culture, disease and pain are experienced as an enemy condition that needs to be controlled, silenced, and disconnected from. As individuals approach their diseases and pain in this separating fashion, one becomes walled off from a part of themselves that has infinite wisdom and fuel for change & creation. Movement into a life of full spectrum possibilities is impossible. In this program, we will explore living in our fullness with all parts of ourselves. By connecting to the polarity & wholeness of who we are, we will learn to change our language around our diseases, challenging our culture’s view of powerlessness with ailments. With new understanding of our wholeness, we will learn simple daily tools that will use our pain as fuel to create our desired life changes. This program is being presented in hopes that we will be able to meet on a monthly basis, learning together & supporting each other as we live in our wholeness & create the life we are here to live. Namaste!
Presenter: Julianne Trell
Dates/Times: Tuesday, May 8, 1:30-3pm OR Monday, May 21, 7-8:30pm
Suggested donation: $20.00
Sabbath – Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Life
Do you long to heal your harried life? Do you feel exhausted and deprived in the midst of abundance? We can take steps to restore the tradition of Sabbath, creating an oasis of sacred time within our busy lives. Sabbath time can be a day or a moment, time we take to refresh our bodies and nourish our souls.
Presenter: Sr. Judy Hallock
Dates/Times: Tuesday, May 8, 10-11:30 am OR Thursday, May 10, 7-8:30pm
Free will donation
A Love Story: Once Upon A Time . . . Once Upon A Universe - Chapter 5
The focus this month is “Planet Earth Gives Birth to Life”. The tiny life forms that emerged overcame several crises and evolved into ever new and diverse life forms. These life forms remind us that life is so amazing... inventive and wise. For fuller
description see “On-Going Series.”
Presenters: Sr. Judy Hallock and Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Mon. May 14, 7-8:30pm OR Tues. May 15, 1:30-3pm
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The Practice of Tonglen: Breathing In Pain, Breathing Out Peace
The reality of 24/7 news, reporting tragedies all over the world, projecting images of incredible suffering leaves many of us asking: What can I do to help? Can I make a difference? Does my small response matter? The spiritual practice of Tonglen offers a positive and helpful response to all of these questions. More importantly, it does indeed ease the suffering of the world by transforming pain through the conscious intention of the tonglen practitioner. Come and learn how to make a difference!
Presenter: Sr. Mary Margaret Weber
Dates/Times: Tuesday, May 22, 7-8:30 pm OR Thursday, May 24, 10-11:30am
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