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Walking with Kindness through the Labyrinth: Journey to Self Care

World Labyrinth Day 2024

Sue Ballotti & Paul Craig, Labyrinth Facilitators

Every year on the first Saturday in May, thousands of people around the globe participate in World Labyrinth Day as a moving meditation for world peace. World Labyrinth Day (WLD) creates a unified wave of peace around the world by Walking as One at 1:00 (13:00) wherever you are. It is an opportunity to create events, virtual or in person, to bring people from your community together. Join Mary & Joseph Retreat Center in this worldwide moving meditation, a prayer for peace. At 12:00 Noon we will gather for an introduction to our Labyrinth Bonaventure and preparation for the walk at 1:00 p.m. Join our team of Labyrinth facilitators for this celebration of the labyrinth experience. No reservations are required. We offer this program at no charge; donations are always welcome.

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Centering Prayer Group Practice

Greg Johnson & Herb Kaighan

Centering Prayer is a practice to foster our relationship with God. It is a movement beyond conversation to communion and union with God. It prepares us for the gift of contemplation. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer or meditation; rather it casts new light and depth of meaning on all of the various ways we open ourselves to new levels of consciousness. Gather with us to practice. ALL are welcome to join in this experience. Greg Johnson is a lay contemplative and computer scientist by profession. He has been active in contemplative practice for over 30 years. Herb Kaighan is a retired professional who has been on a spiritual path since his youth. He leads workshops & retreats and is a trained spiritual director. He has authored 4 books on spiritual awakening & meditation.

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FORGIVENESS: To Release Them & To Be Released Ourselves

Fred Luskin, PhD & Herb Kaighan

*Remote Via Zoom* Fred Luskin, PhD and Herb K. share their separate knowledge and experience of Secular and Spiritual ingredients! Bill Wilson (cofounder of AA) discusses forgiveness - he calls it “letting go of resentment”. It’s not done to please others, but in the interest of our FREEDOM. This workshop is on how to FORGIVE and will focus on a process of releasing them … and … being released ourselves. This will be a practical WORK-shop. Bring your questions, prepare to confront your unwillingness and to respond to your willingness. Together we’ll share our experience and dialogue about being delivered to FREEDOM.

$25
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Centering Prayer Group Practice

Greg Johnson & Herb Kaighan

Centering Prayer is a practice to foster our relationship with God. It is a movement beyond conversation to communion and union with God. It prepares us for the gift of contemplation. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer or meditation; rather it casts new light and depth of meaning on all of the various ways we open ourselves to new levels of consciousness. Gather with us to practice. ALL are welcome to join in this experience. Greg Johnson is a lay contemplative and computer scientist by profession. He has been active in contemplative practice for over 30 years. Herb Kaighan is a retired professional who has been on a spiritual path since his youth. He leads workshops & retreats and is a trained spiritual director. He has authored 4 books on spiritual awakening & meditation.

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Reflect, Rest and Renew!

Rev. Jim Clarke, PhD

Come and celebrate your spiritual journey as Fr. Jim Clarke leads a full day retreat in three parts: celebrating where we came from, allowing ourselves to rest & discern where we are going. With story, ritual and journaling, Fr Jim guides and encourages us to honor our journey of faith and struggle, take a gentle look at just how do we rest, how does Sabbath fit in our busy lives -and imagine and renew a vision for our way forward. Fr. Jim Clarke PhD is presently a consultant for the Spiritual & Human Formation for the Permanent Diaconate candidates and their wives for the Los Angeles Archdiocese.

$75.00
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Centering Prayer Group Practice

Greg Johnson & Herb Kaighan

Centering Prayer is a practice to foster our relationship with God. It is a movement beyond conversation to communion and union with God. It prepares us for the gift of contemplation. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer or meditation; rather it casts new light and depth of meaning on all of the various ways we open ourselves to new levels of consciousness. Gather with us to practice. ALL are welcome to join in this experience. Greg Johnson is a lay contemplative and computer scientist by profession. He has been active in contemplative practice for over 30 years. Herb Kaighan is a retired professional who has been on a spiritual path since his youth. He leads workshops & retreats and is a trained spiritual director. He has authored 4 books on spiritual awakening & meditation.

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Design for Living: Awakening

Jo B. & Herb K. CA, United States

DESIGN FOR LIVING: AWAKENING is our focus. We will discuss, explore, and experience the application of 12 Steps in our daily lives. These are practical suggestions that can open our hearts and minds to review our approach to living our life! Our suffering is the “great persuader”. When we are disturbed what can we do? Is what you are doing not working? Does your daily program need support and to be re-freshed?
This workshop will explore the practice of daily inventory and meditation as effective means of expanding our AWAKENING. We will unpack the practical use of both to foster our own personal Transformation, sustaining Emotional balance and Spiritual vitality. This path of expanding consciousness produces optimal living. When we have a meaningful connection beyond ourselves and live a life of awareness - we discover our life’s purpose. We will discuss our WAY of LIVING as our practical PRACTICE for a life that flourishes!

$75 – $425

Connecting with your Inner Wisdom through SoulCollage

Laureen Lazarovici & Victor Narro

SoulCollage® is a gentle, intuitive, creative process that involves creating small collage cards that participants use as a powerful tool for ongoing self-reflection, self-awareness and community building. Through the use of images, symbols, and pictures from magazines and periodicals and other sources, the participants in this workshop will engage in the reflective process to create collage cards, that they can use as tools for prayer, meditation & connecting with their inner spirituality or soul wisdom. As part of the workshop, we will integrate the labyrinth of Mary & Joseph Center. We will provide the materials – magazines, scissors, glue sticks, SoulCollage®cards, etc.

$75.00

Nature of Recovery & Recovery in Nature

Mark Mitchell

This seminar will explore the nature of the Recovery process, the core elements of Recovery, and nature as a tool in recovery. Recovery can be from addiction, mental illness, or other afflictions. The core elements will be explored, how they might relate to the 12 steps, the nutrient cycle, and permaculture. Psychoeducation, art & discussion, journaling exercises, and spiritual meditation, will help strengthen the Recovery process.

$50
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Centering Prayer Group Practice

Greg Johnson & Herb Kaighan

Centering Prayer is a practice to foster our relationship with God. It is a movement beyond conversation to communion and union with God. It prepares us for the gift of contemplation. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer or meditation; rather it casts new light and depth of meaning on all of the various ways we open ourselves to new levels of consciousness. Gather with us to practice. ALL are welcome to join in this experience. Greg Johnson is a lay contemplative and computer scientist by profession. He has been active in contemplative practice for over 30 years. Herb Kaighan is a retired professional who has been on a spiritual path since his youth. He leads workshops & retreats and is a trained spiritual director. He has authored 4 books on spiritual awakening & meditation.

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