Developing Spirituality
Each class is a mixture of lecture and open discussion, encouraging students to explore with one another, to gain perspective and discover new ideas. In workshops throughout the series, we will do exercises, journeys and hands on work together, all designed to push the participant past their existing barriers into new perspectives.
We will use knowledge from a variety of existing belief systems and world religions to give us an experiential foundation from which to feel confident in developing our own beliefs, practices and knowledge base.
Each class includes homework for the participant to do on their own time that allows them to grow their own insight and understanding. Those that stay for the series will gain a new understanding of themselves and their spiritual being, developing a strong relationship with their own spirit.
This class series is not religion specific, interfaith, non-denominational and no specific spiritual beliefs, dogma or rules will be enforced. Followers of any path or religion are welcome and mutual respect and tolerance of all views of all participants is required. Participants may join for only one class or experience the entire series.
Spirituality Experiences and 101 ways to feel different
We will have an open discussion around some of the experiences of a spiritual life including finding teachers, moments of enlightenment, plateaus of knowledge and understanding and guilt or shame at looking backwards at the old self.
101 Ways to feel Different Workshop #1
In these workshops, we will move, chant, meditate and experience life in different ways. These workshops are entirely hands/minds on and participants will leave the class feeling different in some way about themselves and the world around them. Content will vary depending upon participants.
Broken Beliefs
Beliefs play an important role in how we shape our personal lives and the choices and decisions we make. Beliefs are passed on to us in our upbringing by way of culture and religious training and perpetuated throughout life. in this class, we will discuss these beliefs and what affect they have on our lives. We will experience a group hypnosis session in which we make it effortless to examine our beliefs and how they affect our lives.
Developing new beliefs
This class will begin with an examination of what we found as a result of the last class. We will experience a group hypnosis session in which each individual has the opportunity to discharge old beliefs that no longer work for them. The remainder of the class is an open discussion about various personal beliefs and belief styles including death and dying, good and evil etc.
101 Ways to feel Different Workshop #2
In these workshops, we will move, chant, meditate and experience life in different ways. These workshops are entirely hands/minds on and participants will leave the class feeling different in some way about themselves and the world around them. Content will vary depending upon participants.
Where We Came From
We will begin with a lecture on why creation myths are important and how our creation myth helps to shape our view of the world as well as what science has to say on how we got here. The last half of the class will be an open discussion regarding the origins of the world and the origins of human life.
Why We’re Here
In this class, we will explore many explanations for the purpose of existence as well as discussing our individual feelings about our personal purpose and how to accomplish it.
101 Ways to feel Different Workshop #3
In these workshops, we will move, chant, meditate and experience life in different ways. These workshops are entirely hands/minds on and participants will leave the class feeling different in some way about themselves and the world around them. Content will vary depending upon participants.
Ourselves
We will discuss self awareness and it’s value. This class will include discussion on topics such as ourselves as reflections of others, perspective shifts as a means for growing awareness and meditation. We will learn new methods for learning about ourselves.
Deity, divinity
Deity or divinity is central to many religous and spiritual beliefs. We will explore types of deity beliefs (including agnosticism and athiesm as styles of belief that are compatible with spirituality) and styles of working with deity.
101 Ways to feel Different Workshop #4
In these workshops, we will move, chant, meditate and experience life in different ways. These workshops are entirely hands/minds on and participants will leave the class feeling different in some way about themselves and the world around them. Content will vary depending upon participants.
Ritual and Ceremony
Religion and spirituality is filled with ritual and ceremony of all types. In this class, we will learn to identify ritual and ceremony, why we use them, want them or need them and how to create them.
Including lecture and open discussion about : holiday activities, psychological purpose for ritual and ceremony, rites of passage
Prayer and Devotion
Prayer is a central theme in many religious and spiritual practices. Why we
101 Ways to feel Different Workshop #5
In these workshops, we will move, chant, meditate and experience life in different ways. These workshops are entirely hands/minds on and participants will leave the class feeling different in some way about themselves and the world around them. Content will vary depending upon participants.
Ethics and Morals
Personal ethics should be built around the texture of one’s moral fabric and dictate their system rather than the opposite, which is often true. This class will include a brief lecture and plenty of open discussion around creating an ethical standard around one’s moral fabric.
Integrating Spirituality into Life
Once you’ve got all of this figured out, how do you make it work? This class will cover how to integrate what you know, believe or practice into your work and home life.
Cost : $20 per class/workshop or $250 for the entire series ($50 discount!) OR $85 for the series of ‘Feel Different’ workshops only ($15 discount)
Includes : 15 (2 hour) weekly classes and workshops, written materials (where applicable), access to instructor between classes
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