Finding Presence: A Workshop on Embodied Spiritual Practice
This 6 session workshop will explore how
the felt sense of being fully here and now with our experience can be a
resource for deepening spiritual practice.
We will bring together the worlds of somatics and meditation, sound and
silence, movement and stillness, in exploring the work of full presence. By
developing our bodily sense of ourselves through presence skills, breath,
sitting meditation, embodied meditation, movement, and expressive arts, we will
increase our ability to be in the present moment, to be present to the life
around us, and to find our place of connection with Oneness.
We will:
- Learn the principles and practice of basic mindfulness
- Learn basic psychomotor body skills to aid being in the present moment
- Expand and deepen awareness of sensory perception as a resource for embodied meditation
- Reflect on spiritual teachings on presence from different faith traditions
- Explore the Pause, Gratitude and Walking as spiritual practices of presence
- Discuss the meaning and effects of spiritual practice in daily life and in work for a just and
caring world
When:
Thursdays, 7pm—9pm; January 20 to March 10, 2015
Where:
Comox United Church – ground level room off parking lot- wheelchair
accessible
Cost:
By donation
Facilitators: Wendy McNiven and
Denise Nadeau. See www.movingwithspirit.ca.for
more information.
To register, contact: Wendy - wmcniven@uuma.org (250-890-3213
or Denise - dnadeau@shaw.ca
(250-871-2401)
Transforming Loss
Whatever burdens that people carry, at times we all
face the challenges of isolation, pain, fear, and grief. People living with the
loss of a loved one, a diagnosis of a life-threatening illness, a chronic
disease, the loss of a job, the erosion of one’s abilities, or loss of hope for
a just and sustainable world —might benefit from participating in “Transforming
Loss”.
The
intention of this program is to help participants change their relationship
with pain and loss. It will combine spiritual
teachings, movement and presence skills, expressive arts and ritual.
Participants
will
o
Learn practical
body skills for being in the present moment
o
Be introduced to
different approaches to dealing with chronic pain
o
Identify and
share spiritual and faith resources that have helped us survive and even thrive
on our journeys
o
Explore the use
of ritual and ceremony in transforming suffering and loss
o
Learn expressive
arts approaches to explore one’s relationship with suffering
o
Experience
compassion and kindness for oneself and others.
Facilitators: Wendy McNiven and
Denise Nadeau with Guest Resource persons
Kazimea Sokil, Nicole Crouch, and Bonni Hanuse. See www.movingwithspirit.ca.org for
more information.
When:
Tuesdays 3:30 -5:30 January 20 to March 10, 2015
Where:
Comox United Church – ground level room off parking lot- wheelchair
accessible
Cost:
By donation
These programs are partly sponsored by the United Church Pro-vision
Fund and supported by
Comox United Church and the Comox
Valley Unitarian Fellowship.
To register, contact: Wendy - wmcniven@uuma.org (250-890-3213
or Denise - dnadeau@shaw.ca
(250-871-2401)
Facilitators:
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