Turtle Island Pilgrimage for Earth Justice & Peace Co-sponsored by Five Oaks Centre, Kirkridge Center and the GO Project When we live a full life of contemplation-and-action, we will be compelled to search the depths…. in those depths we can find the hidden wholeness that unites and energizes us, the source and the power …
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Creative Liturgy Writing Retreat: for the Season of Pentecost Learning Together – Program offered in partnership with Emmanuel College Continuing Education and Oaten Institute of Five Oaks. Come away for an inspiring time as you join with other worship leaders in planning this important and longest season of the season of the Church year, sharing …
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ClergyShift: New Ways of Leading the Church Learning Together – Program offered in partnership with Emmanuel College Continuing Education and Oaten Institute of Five Oaks. Across the United Church congregations are being led by the Holy Spirit to discover new ways of being church in a post-Christendom context. Many congregations are engaging in the Missional Church …
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Courage to Lead®: Your True Story Through Lifes Transitions Learning Together – Program offered in partnership with Emmanuel College Continuing Education and Oaten Institute of Five Oaks. “We live stories that either give our lives meaning or negate them with meaninglessness.” ~ Ben Okri, poet and novelist “When you truly possess all you have …
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Labyrinth Walk Join us Sunday afternoons from 2:30-4:30pm on the following dates: February 28 March 6 April 10 An afternoon to unwind, connect with your inner self and reflect on your life journey. The labyrinth is a pattern that is found in all areas of the world dating back to ancient times. Its circular …
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Summer Solstice Labyrinth Walk: Being Present At the sun’s zenith we are called to be here, aware of our place and to set our intentions. A labyrinth walk and gentle movement to music and awareness exercises will ground us in the experience. A brief explanation of the labyrinth, its history, use as a spiritual tool and …
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Mindfulness Yoga & Meditation The fast pace of our modern world often has us spinning. We live in our heads in the everyday to navigate the busyness and details of our day to day lives. In our hurry and rush we can become stressed and feeling very disconnected or fragmented. The practice of yoga with …
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Music & Meditation: Soundmaking as a Contemplative Practice One of the primary means of focusing and stilling the mind in meditation is to assign a task, one involving concentration. Sometimes a meditator is asked to observe breathing patterns, focus on an object, or recite mantras. Historically, within various contemplative traditions, singing and sounding have …
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Mindful Eating Heather Resvick will teach you how to raise your self awareness to change habitual and unhealthy eating behaviours. More details to come. Mindful Eating Start: Apr 18, 2016 @ 7:00 PM End: Apr 18, 2016 @ 9:00 PM Cost: $25.00 register for this event
Introduction to Mindfulness & Stress Reduction Feb. 29, Mar. 21, Apr. 4, 2016 – Participants are required to attend all three evenings. Part of the Mindfulness & Meditation Series Mindfulness is a way of meeting life’s challenges with greater calm and wisdom. From Anderson Cooper to Oprah to Google, everyone seems to be talking …
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