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SUMMARY:Neurodiversity in our Spiritual Lives & Practice
DESCRIPTION:Each of us comes into this world created with a singular way of learning\, communicating\, and developing based on how our brain works\, creating the beautiful tapestry we call neurodiversity. On the contemplative way\, as we welcome all parts of our experience with an awareness of this neurodiversity\, we extend a deeper level of hospitality to ourselves and others\, which can open distinctive doorways to experiencing the Sacred. In this session we will discover common characteristics of brain-based differences\, utilizing the FASCETS Neurobehavioral Approach\, which inspires ways to incorporate awareness of neurodiversity into our spiritual lives and practice. \nLynn Alsup is an author\, social worker\, and spiritual director. Her three extraordinary\, neurodivergent daughters led her to FASCETS Center for Neurodiversity\, where she now trains parents and professionals in the FASCETS Neurobehavioral Approach―a paradigm that fosters the celebration and accommodation of neurodiversity. She lives with her family on the edge of the Chihuahuan desert\, building resilience and joy through writing\, yoga\, wide-open spaces\, and snuggling her four-legged rescuer\, Bryn the Bassador. Learn more at fascets.org and lynnalsup.com. \nThis event will take place Virtually on Zoom. Zoom Link will be sent to those who are registered on the Monday before the event. \nRegistration closes Friday\, January 23\, 2026.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/neurodiversity-in-our-spiritual-lives-practice/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250919
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SUMMARY:Busy World Package Deal 2025-26
DESCRIPTION:All four 2025-26 Busy World Programs for just $85\, now through September 19\, 2025. Individual programs are $30 each. All Busy World programs are on Tuesdays\, 10am- 12pm. \nIf you purchase this Busy World Package Deal\, add these events to your calendar: \n\nContemplative Poetry – September 23\, 2025\, 10 am – 12 pm at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\nThe Spirituality of Grief – November 18\, 2025\,10 am – 12 pm at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\nNeurodiversity in our Spiritual Lives & Practice – January 27\, 2026\, 10 am – 12 pm on Zoom\nSacred Travel – April 21\, 2026\, 10 am – 12 pm at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\n\nNew! Optional Lunch & Linger Add-on: enjoy a lunch immediately following both in-person Busy World programs for an additional $25 with this package purchase. \nOnly available through 9/19/25. \nALSO AVAILABLE: NEW SMI Annual Pass! Purchase all 2025-26 Programs here. (With purchase of the SMI Annual Pass\, there is no need to purchase the Busy World Package.)
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/busy-world-package-deal-2025-26/
LOCATION:Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\, 14115 Hillcrest Road\, Dallas\, TX\, 75254\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250920
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SUMMARY:New! SMI Annual Pass 2025-26
DESCRIPTION:NEW THIS YEAR! We are excited to offer all SMI 2025-26 programs for just $300\, a savings of $60\, now through September 19\, 2025. This SMI Annual pass includes lunch at every in-person event. \nIf you purchase this pass\, add ALL of these events to your calendar: \n\nContemplative Poetry – September 23\, 2025\, 10 am – 12 pm at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\nWalk Slowly\, and Bow Often – October 21\, 2025\, 10 am – 3:30 pm at Springhill Retreat Center\nThe Spirituality of Grief – November 18\, 2025\,10 am – 12 pm at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\nNeurodiversity in our Spiritual Lives & Practice – January 27\, 2026\, 10 am – 12 pm on Zoom\nSpiritual Practices and the Enneagram – February 28\, 2026\, 10 am – 3:30 pm at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\nSMI Holy Week Silent Retreat – March 31\, 2026\, 10 am – 3:30 pm at Springhill Retreat Center\nSacred Travel – April 21\, 2026\, 10 am – 12 pm at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\n\nWatch the upcoming SMI e-newsletters and reminder emails that will include more details about each event. \nThe SMI Annual Pass is non-transferable. Only the named purchaser may attend events with this pass. Other attendees must purchase their own tickets or pass. Thank you for your understanding.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/smi-annual-pass-2025-26/
LOCATION:Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\, 14115 Hillcrest Road\, Dallas\, TX\, 75254\, United States
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SUMMARY:Celtic Spirituality: Sacred Earth\, Sacred Soul
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 1\, 202510:00am – 12:00pm CT\, Zoom \nRenowned spiritual teacher John Philip Newell will outline the main themes of his award-winning book Sacred Earth Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World (Harper One). Newell calls us to be aware of the sacredness of Earth and every human being as key to the way of transformation and healing in our lives and world. \nJohn Philip Newell is a Celtic teacher and author of spirituality who calls the modern world to reawaken to the sacredness of Earth and every human being. Canadian by birth\, and a citizen also of Scotland\, he resides with his family in Edinburgh and works on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2016 he began the Earth & Soul initiative and leads international pilgrimage weeks on Iona in the Western Isles of Scotland. His PhD is from the University of Edinburgh and he has authored over fifteen books\, including Sacred Earth Sacred Soul\, which was the 2022 Gold Winner of the Nautilus Book Award for Spirituality and Religious Thought of the West. His latest book is The Great Search\, in which he looks at the great spiritual yearnings of humanity today in the context of the decline of religion. Newell speaks of himself as ‘a wandering teacher’ following the ancient path of many lone teachers before him in the Celtic tradition\, seeking the wellbeing of the world.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/celtic-spirituality-sacred-earth-sacred-soul/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Spirituality for a Busy World
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SUMMARY:Compassion-Centered Spiritual Direction: Internal Family Systems as a Model for Spiritual Companions
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 22\, 20259:00 am – 4:00 pm \nRegistration for in-person tickets includes parking\, lunch & materials and is held at Prothro Great Hall at SMU Perkins School of Theology 5901 Bishop Boulevard\, Dallas\, TX 75205 \nRegistration for virtual tickets includes Zoom moderation. Zoom link and any handouts will be delivered digitally a few days before the event. \nCEUs available \nInternal Family Systems (IFS) is a contemplative\, soulful\, and non-pathologizing approach to personal healing and spiritual transformation. This workshop is designed specifically for spiritual companions—spiritual directors\, chaplains\, pastoral counselors\, and other soul-care workers—who want to explore how IFS can be a model and a process for compassion-based soul care that keeps care providers grounded in our own compassionate essence and invites those to whom we provide care into a deeper connection with the sacred and with their own spiritual essence. \nFrank Rogers Jr. is a spiritual director\, supervisor\, certified IFS practitioner\, retreat leader\, writer\, and professor of spiritual formation at the ecumenical and inter-faith Claremont School of Theology. He has taught and written in spirituality\, contemplative practice\, and compassionate social engagement for over 35 years. His most recent book is Cradled in the Arms of Compassion: A Spiritual Journey from Trauma to Recovery. As the Center for Engaged Compassion Co-Director\, he offers and teaches compassion-based approaches to spiritual direction and supervision: centerforengagedcompassion.com. \nRegistration closes Friday\, February 14\, 2025\, or when capacity is reached.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/compassion-centered-spiritual-direction-internal-family-systems-as-a-model-internal-family-systems-as-a-model-for-spiritual-companions/
LOCATION:Prothro Great Hall at SMU Perkins School of Theology\, 5901 Bishop Boulevard\, Dallas\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats and Workshops
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SUMMARY:Writing for the Soul as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 19\, 202410:00am – 12:00pm CT\, Zoom \nThe poet Mary Oliver wrote that when we “ …patch a few words together\,” we might open “…a doorway into thanks\, and a silence in which another voice may speak.” Come patch some words together in company with others as a spiritual practice for the soul. Taking inspiration from poetry\, images\, objects\, and more\, we’ll play and pray on the page. We’ll have the choice to read and share in small groups\, responding as supportive witnesses to one another’s words. No writing experience is necessary (and grammar and spelling don’t count!) \nJulie Hester is a writer and pastor living in North Carolina. Over 20 years ago\, she walked into a one-day writing workshop for bereaved mothers and found a way to use writing as a practice for healing. As a certified facilitator with Amherst Writers & Artists\, she leads in-person and online writing workshops for faith and community groups\, specializing in writing for healing and writing as a spiritual practice. You can find her at juliehester.com and subscribe to her writing prompts at WritingInCompany.substack.com.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/writing-for-the-soul-as-a-spiritual-practice/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Spirituality for a Busy World
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SUMMARY:Busy World Program Series Package
DESCRIPTION:Purchase all four 2024-25 Busy World Programs for just $85\, now through September 20\, 2024. Individual programs are $30 each. All Busy World programs are on Tuesdays\, 10am- 12pm. \nNew! Optional Lunch & Linger Add-on: enjoy a lunch immediately following both in-person Busy World programs for an additional $10 with this package purchase. \nOnly available through 9/20/24.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/busy-world-program-series-package/
LOCATION:Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\, 14115 Hillcrest Road\, Dallas\, TX\, 75254\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirituality for a Busy World
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