This Saturday at November's Center for Spiritual Nourishment
Join fellow seekers on the 2nd Saturday each month for the Center for Spiritual Nourishment. On November 9th, the CSN offers experiences that engage the mind, body, and spirit. The Center offers a safe space for you to explore an array of opportunities for spiritual growth, and is for anyone interested in spiritual nourishment, regardless of religious affiliation or beliefs. Sessions are offered a la carte.
Come for any or all of the morning as we offer:
Calming a Racing Mind
presented by Seminarian Mike Looney
Many of us experience the good and bad that come with having a racing mind and spend most of our time being anxious about the future or processing our regrets about the past. To experience the Divine, we must be in the present. Join us to learn a technique to calm our racing mind and settle into the present, allowing us to be present with our true selves and with God.
Contemplative Meditation
presented by Leah Chrest
Discover the desire God has to commune with us and how to inwardly attune ourselves to the Spirit's voice. Learn (briefly) about the history of contemplative Christianity, study the power of breathwork, be led through guided visualizations, become proficient in multiple techniques for stilling the mind, and practice drawing focus into your heart center. In a mixture of teaching, discussion, and practice, strengthen your ability to engage in the equally important side of the conversation with God--if prayer is talking to the Lord, meditation is listening to God’s voice, and being changed by God’s presence. 2 sessions/month (both the same).
Grief and Spirituality
presented by Michael Looney, Seminarian
The results of the recent election and other world events may result in a sense of grief for some of us. Grief can lead to fear and attachment to ideas that may hinder our mental, physical, and spiritual health. In this session we will discuss our grief in a safe space, work on ways to process it in community, and seek to channel our energy into nourishing our relationship with the Divine in order to live a more joyful life.
Yoga for beginner (9 a.m.) and intermediate (10:15 a.m.)
presented by Jane Adams
Jane has been practicing yoga for more than 40 years (time flies so fast!). Practicing yoga has become a part of her life journey that helps her physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually grow together. The word yoga is translated as “union," a drawing together of body, heart and mind that integrates all the parts of ourselves into a unified whole. Jane teaches Hatha Yoga to practice the physical postures of yoga “asana” and contains detailed information about getting into the pose to find proper alignment, breathing, and meditation. When we bring our bodies, hearts and minds into alignment, we step into the flow of grace with spirit life. The journey of yoga is an inward search to find the best within us and to learn to express our bodies, minds and spirits. In CSN yoga, there are two sessions - 9 - 10 a.m. for beginner-level, and 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. for intermediate. You can join one class, or be with us for both. Please bring a comfortable yoga mat or cushion for your body, and you're welcome to bring yoga materials, if you have them (yoga bricks, stretching strap, and blanket) to experience our yoga journey together.
Film: Metamorphosis
hosted by George Toth
Science Supporting Reality: Too many people compartmentalize science and religion allowing them to conflict, and our children are taught that our existence is nothing more than our physical existence in this three dimensional world walking through time. This program will explore and provide scientific evidence, not proof, that neither of these positions are true; that our greater reality lies in the spiritual realm, a dimensionality within which this physical, temporal world exists. The NDE (Near-Death Experience) evidence points to our spiritual reality, and many of the newer scientific discoveries point to a physical world more complex and intricate than ever imagined, a world which cannot come into being without a creator. We will find a Creator intimately involved in this creation and truth in His words, “Come now, let us reason together” (Isaiah 1:18).
Spiritual Direction Group
presented by Andrea Noel
In this spiritual discernment and direction group we will practice listening deeply to each other using prompts from scripture, poetry, nature, and our bodies. These practices are designed to help us notice and respond to the voice of the Holy moving in our lives.