2010
July 30-31 1st Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA
Brother David Steindl-Rast and Sam Keen, both incisive thinkers and spiritual explorers, will headline an event called“A Spirited Life in the Secular World,” on July 30 & 31, 2010, at First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Together they will explore this fundamental question: What does it mean to get beyond the veneer of gratitude in popular culture and live a spirited life?
Friday Night Presentation On Friday night at 7:30 pm, Brother David will reflect on “The Scandal of Gratitude,’ in conversation with Sam. Together they will pierce the surface of the too-easy concept of gratefulness. This will take place in the Sanctuary.
Saturday Workshop On Saturday, the two will lead a workshop from 10 am to 4 pm. They plan a lively dialog on Sam“s belief of the importance of “Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred,” and Brother David’s translation of vision into action via “The Practice of Gratefulness in Contemplation.” There will be time for much discussion, for asking and answering questions, and for sharing a lunchtime meal included as part of the day.
Tickets for Friday evening are $20 ($10 students with ID).Tickets for Saturday’s workshop are $99, including morning and afternoon coffee and teas, and a boxed lunch (with a limited number of student tickets available at $65.) If you require a vegan boxed lunch, please emailmytinger@gmail.com.
The entire weekend benefits A Network for Grateful Living (ANG*L). Best known for its interactive website,gratefulness.org, ANG*L is dedicated to providing education and support for the practice of grateful living as a global ethic, based on the teachings of Brother David and colleagues.
Get tickets online: Brown Paper Tickets or by phone:800-838-3006.
Nov 12-14 Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA
What’s Next? Reviewing and Revisioning Our Lives
Periodically, we need to review and revision our lives. Every decade of the life-cycle brings new challenges, goals, pleasures, and horizons. Every crisis—divorce, illness, tragedy, success, failure, retirement—requires us to make a new beginning, take stock of our past, and look for a new vision to guide us toward a more hopeful future. In this workshop, join Sam Keen to explore: • Where are you in your life-cycle? What have you accomplished? • What hasn’t happened yet? What haven’t you done, been, or experienced? • What have you given? Whom have you loved? • What’s old, stale, worn-out, boring? What destructive patterns do you repeat? • What infantile guilt and shame lingers? Whom have you not forgiven? • What’s new, interesting, exciting, appealing? • What decisions do you need to make? What future do you see for yourself? • What are your emerging passions? What promises and potentials are still unfulfilled? • What are your dreams, values, visions? Where do you look to find what’s next for you?
CEUs available for MFTs and LCSWs.
Completed Workshops:
May 4-9 The Polarity Center, Zurich Switzerland
- May 4. Lecture. Myth, Body and Disease
- May 5. Workshop. Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man
- May 7-9. Workshop. Reclaiming Your Body
Contact: christine.pieler@polarity.ch
June 25-27 Omega Institute, Rhinebeck New York
- What’s Next? Reviewing and Revisioning your life.