Calendar

The Desert in Our Own Times
Feb
20
to Feb 25

The Desert in Our Own Times

We will be returning to the perennial wisdom of the Desert fathers and mothers in this quintessential desert setting, considering how they speak to the impasse of our own times.

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Spirituality and the Arts in the Benedictine Tradition with Cynthia Bourgeault
Feb
27
to Mar 3

Spirituality and the Arts in the Benedictine Tradition with Cynthia Bourgeault

A Benedictine wisdom school for contemplatives who want to venture deeper into the arts and artists who want to venture deeper into contemplative prayer. The five-day teaching retreat will offer a rare, hands-on opportunity to explore the deep, mutually nurturing relationship between spirituality and the arts at the heart of the Benedictine Monastic tradition.

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Participating in God's Power: School of the Spirit with Cynthia Bourgeault and Paulette Meier
Feb
15
to Feb 19

Participating in God's Power: School of the Spirit with Cynthia Bourgeault and Paulette Meier

Cynthia Bourgeault and Paulette Meier will be teachers at the third and fourth residencies for this year long Quaker based School of the Spirit. First residency takes place over President's Day Weekend, February 15-19, 2024. Through 5 residencies and 4 virtual gatherings, over a 12-month period, with ongoing small groups and accountability groups, this program invites participants into a crucible of transformation.

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Art of Meditation Global Summit 2024
Jan
23
to Jan 30

Art of Meditation Global Summit 2024

A free, 8-day online event featuring over 55 world-renowned meditation teachers exploring the rich breadth and depth of meditation across various traditions and practices. Cynthia Bourgeault will present live on day 5, January 27, speaking on Centering Prayer and its role in spiritual deepening. Lifetime access of all videos, transcripts, audios, plus additional content is available for purchase. 

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Centering Prayer: The Next 40 Years
Jan
20
to Jan 21

Centering Prayer: The Next 40 Years

Join the 3rd Annual Centering Prayer Summit for a two day journey exploring depths of Centering Prayer and the future of contemplative community. Cynthia Bourgeault will hold the opening address on Centering Prayer: The Next Forty Years.

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Ground Luminosity
Dec
11
to Dec 15

Ground Luminosity

How many of you would be interested in a small Ground Luminosity retreat at my new small retreat/house in Rockland, Maine during this classic “thin space” week in Advent?

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Holding Our Planet at Garrison Institute
Nov
12
to Nov 17

Holding Our Planet at Garrison Institute

This teaching retreat is aimed at mature contemplatives of all spiritual pathways who are deeply concerned about the global crisis (cultural, ecological) imperiling our continued human existence on the planet and who wish to deepen their capacity to bring “skillful means” to the situation: forbearance, strength, compassion, right timing, spiritual generativity, and personal mettle.

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Mystical Hope Today with Cynthia Bourgeault in Denmark
Oct
15
to Oct 20

Mystical Hope Today with Cynthia Bourgeault in Denmark

Cynthia will be giving a retreat at the Refugium at Løgum Kloster in Denmark. The teaching will be based on Cynthia’s highly acclaimed lenten e-course on “Mystical Hope Today” (Spirituality & Practice, winter 2023), integrated with insights from the 2021 Løgum Kloster retreat on the imaginal world.

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The Care and Nurturing of Second Body
Oct
2
to Oct 7

The Care and Nurturing of Second Body

This will be the usual fall gathering of the core group that has been working together at Claymont for the past three years. The theme will be “The Care and Nurture of Second Body,” and the work will have its usual Gurdjieffian flavor, featuring conscious labor, intentional suffering, movements, Gurdjieff exercises, plus a deeper dive into the Building Kesdjan body.

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Mary Magdalene: Apostle to Our Own Times (Fall Session) – Online Course with Cynthia Bourgeault
Sep
27
to Nov 15

Mary Magdalene: Apostle to Our Own Times (Fall Session) – Online Course with Cynthia Bourgeault

An 8-week online course designed to challenge and expand your view of Mary Magdalene and her role in the Gospels. Learn what made Mary one of Jesus’ most important and beloved disciples and discover her legacy as an apostle to our times—revealing a path of conscious love that we too are invited to walk.

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New Wine, New Skins - John Main Seminar and Meditation Retreat
Sep
11
to Sep 17

New Wine, New Skins - John Main Seminar and Meditation Retreat

This year’s annual John Main Seminar at the Bonnevaux Abbey in France will include a 3-day pre-seminar meditation retreat September 11-14, followed by the featured seminar from September 14-17. Event leaders include Cynthia Bourgeault, Andrew Harvey, Giovanni Felicioni, and Laurence Freeman. Hosted by the World Community for Christian Meditation.

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Mary Magdalene: Apostle to Our Own Times (Spring Session) – Online Course with Cynthia Bourgeault
Mar
29
to May 17

Mary Magdalene: Apostle to Our Own Times (Spring Session) – Online Course with Cynthia Bourgeault

An 8-week online course designed to challenge and expand your view of Mary Magdalene and her role in the Gospels. Learn what made Mary one of Jesus’ most important and beloved disciples and discover her legacy as an apostle to our times—revealing a path of conscious love that we too are invited to walk.

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Mystical Hope Today: An Online Lenten Deep Dive with Cynthia Bourgeault
Feb
20
to Mar 21

Mystical Hope Today: An Online Lenten Deep Dive with Cynthia Bourgeault

While the course is anchored in the original Mystical Hope book, it is not simply a rehash of that book. It combines the best moments in the original book with the growth that has unfolded in Cynthia over the years with the circumstances in which we now find ourselves personally and planetarily. It is a whole new course, rooted in the old, but directed toward the present and future.

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Enneagram Global Summit with Cynthia Bourgeault
Dec
9
to Dec 13

Enneagram Global Summit with Cynthia Bourgeault

Cynthia Bourgeault will be a featured speaker or the 2022 Wisdom Collection Enneagram Summit. This year’s event — a new-format series offering more than 75 powerful sessions — has been lovingly curated across eight years of the Enneagram Summits hosted by the Shift Network.

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