March 29, 2012
SLS: Prayerful Yoga: Healing Mind and Body
Every Thursday, 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM, from 01/19/2012 to 04/05/2012
“Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)
Prayerful Yoga offers a time to wholeheartedly surrender to the present moment, linking breath with movement and encouraging awareness of the body’s internal landscape. When we become present in our bodies, we are able to release the tension and emotions that are stored there, resulting in a profound effect on the quality of our spiritual connectedness. Each class includes a meditation or prayer to enhance the contemplative nature of the physical practice. The gentle yoga postures are suitable for all body types and levels of yoga experience. Please bring a mat and a firm blanket.
Led by: Kishie Wyatt, Registered Yoga Therapist
SLS: Compassion: Awakening the Intelligence of the Heart
Every Thursday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, from 03/01/2012 to 04/05/2012
Compassion is at the very heart of the teaching of Jesus. Compassion flows abundantly in our own lives when our hearts are awakened to the presence of God. Recent scientific research supports pre-modern religious traditions in understanding that the human heart is much more than just a “pump” but is, rather, a center of profound emotional/spiritual intelligence and the instrument by which we may bring our lives into alignment with Divine energy, love and compassion. Drawing upon research by the
HeartMath Institute and classic teachings and practices of the Christian wisdom tradition, this class will support students in an experiential process of awakening the intelligence of our own hearts that we may increasingly serve as instruments of God’s compassion in the world.
Location: Broome Hall, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Led by: The Rev. Timothy Patterson
SLS: Power Redefined: The Practice of a Third Way
Every Thursday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, from 03/01/2012 to 04/05/2012
This class will take participants on a journey beyond our culture’s emphasis on a dominating kind of power (“power over”) towards a relational power based on “power with,” connectedness and our essential trust in God. We will explore new alternatives based on service to God’s dream for a transformed world using material from David Korten’s The Great Turning and other writings. This course offers both dynamic readings and an opportunity for practical application through the use of Marshall
Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication.
Location: The Cafe, 211 West Fisher Avenue
Led by: Ruth D. Anderson, Ph.D.
Thursday Lunch
Every Thursday, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, from 01/19/2012 to 05/03/2012
A light lunch of soup and salad is served in the Haywood Duke Room each Thursday from 12-1:30 p.m. for $5.
Thursday Holy Eucharist
Every Thursday, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM, from 01/19/2012 to 05/03/2012
An Introduction to Centering Prayer
Every Thursday, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, from 02/23/2012 to 03/29/2012
The six 90-minute follow-up sessions, offered by Robin Britt and another co-presenter on Thursday
evenings, will include the following topics: Prayer in Secret, the Discipline of Centering Prayer, What Centering Prayer Is and Is Not, the Basic Principles of Centering Prayer, and Further Reflections on the Methodof Centering Prayer. This intensive study of Centering Prayer provides an opportunity to delve deeply into the practice of “letting go” of our own thoughts in order to “consent” to God’s dream for ourselves.