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Parenting as a Spiritual Practice
Meeting the Challenge of Holy WorkRaising children can be one of our greatest learning experiences if we’re open to the spiritual resources within us. We learn about ourselves and life in different ways, but parenting can be one of our most potent spiritual paths. We will discuss the spirituality of parenting and what it has to teach us about love, presence, grace, wisdom, joy, patience, sacrifice, and compassion. Discover ways to bring this holy work into balance by living in the tension between control and leniency, fear and trust, holding on and letting go.
Leigh Rosoff
Tuesday, October 3
7:30-9 p.m.
$20 ($15 Members)
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Soul Cards
A Visual Journal for Self-DiscoveryUsing the process of SoulCollageTM as described in Seena B. Frost’s book, SoulCollage, create your own "living journal," a set of cards representing aspects of your personality or soul. Making small collages with magazine and art images and phrases, you will find ways to describe emotions, feelings and thoughts. Your growing deck will help you identify and image your diverse inner parts, both beautiful and shadowy, and reflect on the external guides and allies in your life, visible and invisible, human and archetypal. Soul cards are a tangible way to know yourself in your diversity and depth and discover wisdom within yourself which will amaze you. Making them will joyfully deepen your understanding of yourself and your relationships with your family, community, world, dreams, symbols, and Spirit. Besides all this, creating them is just plain fun!
Lisa Brown
Evening workshop:
Wed., Oct. 4, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
$25 ($20 Members)
Class: 4 Thursdays beg. Oct. 5
9:30-11:30 a.m.
$60 ($50 Members)
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Bible Book of the Month
Monthly Bible WorkshopEver wonder what’s really in those books of the Bible you’ve never read, or have read and still want to know more about? Our "book of the month" approach is the easy cure for any Biblical illiteracy—or hunger for more knowledge. Read the book the month before the lecture. Then come to the presentation for further background and discussion. Pre-registrants will receive a background sheet with some study questions for the month — which will also be posted at www.interweave.org
Oct. 7 Our Spiritual Fathers and Mothers: Genesis 12-50
Nov. 4 The Cry of the Heart: Psalms
Dec. 2 The Light Manifest: Gospel of John
Feb. 3 A Hymn of Hope: Revelation
Robert Corin Morris
Laurie Rice Matarazzo
Christopher Brdlik
1st Saturdays, 9-10:30 a.m.
$55 ($45 Members) $20 drop-in
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Journaling the Path to Healing and Creativity
A Monthly Circle for Writing and MoreIn several of his books, Parker Palmer decribes our lives as a "hidden wholeness" between our inner and outer realities. Journaling can help access these inner hopes, dreams and expectations which can then bring better balance to our hectic outer lives. Through poetry, guided meditation and creative writing in our journals we will explore our inner gifts of which we may or may not be aware that can then give new energy and direction to our daily lives. At least three of the sessions in the coming year will focus specifically on our dreams and the way they provide information and sustenance to our life-journey. Each session is both individual and continuous so no prior experience is needed.
Elizabeth O’Brien
1st Saturdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Oct. 7
Nov. 4: Gifts of the Ancestors
Dec. 2 Winter Dreaming (a dream workshop)
Feb. 3: Voices of the Heart
$60 for all 4 sessions; $20 per session
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New Spiritual Cinema Series
Movies with Meaning
A Monthly Film and Discussion EveningSeen any good movies lately? A film can touch us at such deep levels we want to talk to somebody about what it meant, how it affected us, how it’s shaping our outlook on life. Now’s your chance to meet with others to talk about movies—both famous and obscure, new and old—that carry deep emotional meaning and spiritual messages. Each month, watch the scheduled film yourself on video or DVD; then join us for guided discussion. Selected clips will help us remember what moved us so deeply and spark the discussion.
Oct. 13 "Whale Rider"
Other fall films will be:
Nov. 10 "Saint Ralph"
Dec. 8 "Benny & Joon"
Fridays, monthly, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
$10 suggested donation for discussion
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The Light in the Body
Healing Energies in Daily LifeHow can we use the body’s own inner powers to maintain maximum wellness, and deal with health challenges? Standard medical intervention can be helpful and lifesaving when needed, but nature has given us the rich gift of self-healing which every person should know how to access. This practical day will give you an overview of natural wellness and healing, as well as specific practices to improve your energy, deal with the preconditions that can lead to disease, and supplement conventional therapies.
Presenters:
Denise Rizvi, N.D. a certified Naturopath, will frame our day with an overview of how body, mind, and nature cooperate to maintain our health, then lead us in "Body Journeying," a deep exercise that will train you in listening to the body’s subtle signals, learning how to understand the language of the physical self.
Ali Rizvi, a Shamanic Energy healer, will take you deeper into the body’s mystery, to a direct encounter with the energy centers, the chakras, that can be modulated to bring energy and healing to various parts of the self.
Bonnie Lundberg will give you practical training in the self-care benefits of Jin Shin Jyutsu, an ancient art of freeing and harmonizing the body’s energy, now used in major hospitals. Learn how to affect body, mind and spirit and bring relaxation, healing, and wellbeing with simple self-massage exercises.
Saturday, Oct. 14
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
$55 ($45 Members)
Summit Center
In cooperation with Terra Sky Center for Wellness www.terraskycenter.com
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Meditation for Moms
Starting the Week Off Right
Become more peaceful, focused and balanced with this four-week introduction to meditation especially tailored for mothers. We’ll discover how to invite peace into our hearts, bodies and homes using "active" meditation techniques including chanting and guided meditations. We’ll also work on clearing blocks and limitations that are keeping us from being the parents we wish to be. Please bring a journal and pen to the first class.
Maureen Jeffries
4 Mondays beg. Oct. 16
9:45-11:15 a.m.
$60 for the series; $15 per session
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Leadership Skills Through Meditation
A leader is someone who influences the thoughts and actions of others. As parents, educators, friends, or at work, we all find ourselves in situations demanding leadership. Meditation and Buddhist methods of inner development will help you derive joy and satisfaction from leadership. Learn to adapt the role model of a bodhisattva—one who attains enlightenment for the benefit of others—to your personal path of leadership, and transform your ambitions into a path of inner peace.
Peter Kurczynski
4 Mondays, Oct. 16, 30; Nov. 6, 13, 7-9 p.m.
$60 ($55 Members)
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Interweave Fall Luncheon
with Journalist Anisa MehdiAlways a festive occasion with great food and good conversation,
this year’s event features a very special presentation:"Muslim Jersey Girl:
Growing Up Muslim in America"
with Emmy Award-winning Journalist
Anisa MehdiA resident of Maplewood, Ms. Medhi is the first woman to produce and direct a report on the Hajj from Mecca for U.S. television, "Inside Mecca" a National Geographic Special. She also co-produced the PBS Frontline special "Muslims." Her articles and commentaries have appeared on NPR radio, in the Newark Star-Ledger, and at Beliefnet.com. She’ll give us a vivid inside look at the life of a modern Muslim-American woman. Come and bring a friend!
Wednesday, Oct. 18
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
$20
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Seeing the Spiritual World
A "Psychic and Sacred" EventBelief that some have the ability to sense and feel what’s "beneath the surface" has been part of every culture and religion in history. What if everyone has at least a small portion of this gift? ESP or deep intuition is part of our equipment, a facet of our emotional intelligence. Nancy Weber, nurse, healer, and psychic intuitive, featured on TV’s Psychic Detectives, will relate her experiences working to help the police in criminal cases as well as putting people in touch with their own souls. Bob Morris will share insights from the "spiritual senses and gifts" in Western mystical tradition. Most importantly, you’ll practice using your own innate powers. Come and learn to see the world differently!
Robert Corin Morris and Nancy Orlen Weber
Sunday, Oct. 22
2-5 p.m.
$45 ($40 Members)
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Dances of Universal Peace
Movements for Harmony and Healing
The Dances of Universal Peace are simple, meditative, joyous, multicultural, circle dances that use sacred phrases, chants, music, and movements from the many traditions of the earth to touch the spiritual essence within ourselves and others. The Dances focus on peace and harmony creating a sense of solidarity and community while celebrating the underlying unity of all the spiritual traditions of the world. By experiencing these many traditions, we gain a greater understanding and appreciation of other cultures, as well as our own heritage. There are no performers nor audience in these dances—new arrivals and old hands form the circle together.
André Bernard
Fridays, Oct. 27, Dec. 1, and Feb. 2
7:30-9 p.m.
$10 suggested donation
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Spiritual Direction
Leading Others on the Long Walk of Faith
Wisdom from Henri Nouwen forHow do we live spiritually from the heart in a world of ambiguity and distraction? Spiritual direction and spirituality groups provide relationships where we can cultivate the discipline, practice, and accountability necessary for an intentional spiritual journey. Learn how to lead others to explore the questions that arise as we travel the "long walk of faith"—questions like "Where do I begin?" "Who is God for me?" and "Where do I belong?"
This workshop will provide the opportunity for spiritual directors and spiritual group leaders to learn how to guide groups and individuals through Henri Nouwen’s course on spiritual direction, presented for the first time in Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith. This new posthumous work by Nouwen was developed by Michael Christensen, one of Nouwen’s students at Yale and Director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Drew, and Rebecca Laird, one of Nouwen’s publishing acquaintances and a spiritual director and ordained minister. The day will include separate tracks for spiritual directors and spirituality group leaders. Participants should read the book before the event and bring it with them.
Michael Christensen and Rebecca Laird, editors of Spiritual Direction
Saturday, Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
$60 (includes lunch)
Drew University Theological School
36 Madison Ave., Madison
Cosponsored by The Center for Continuing Education, Drew University Theological School.
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All Hallows Eve
A Celtic Celebration for All Ages
A festive Halloween gathering for young and old alike! We’ll reclaim the old themes of the Celtic feast of Samhain to give new meaning and depth to the celebration of this ancient holiday. It’s a time when the "doors between the worlds" are wide open; a time for paying attention to all the "spirits" that can move the human soul; a time for honoring the ancestors and all those departed whom we hold in our hearts in love. We’ll make simple paper masks, welcome the dark time of the year, sing ancient tunes and light candles to remember those who have gone before. An Interweave favorite for many years, this celebration has changed attitudes toward dying for many, and given a new significance to Halloween for others. All welcome, costumed or not!
Robert Corin Morris
Friday, Oct. 27, 6:30-9 p.m.
Freewill offering
First Presbyterian Church
Lee’s Hill Road, New Vernon
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