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State-of-the-art Videoconference Learning 2020-2021 WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES 1Spirit.org Welcome to the 2020 - 2021 year of education at One Spirit Learning Alliance. As a leader in interspiritual education, One Spirit has an organization-wide commitment to personal, professional, spiritual, and educational development. Workshops and classes are broadcast live via a well-developed distance-learning experience. For those who cannot attend at the time classes take place, we offer recordings of most of our classes. Attendance options are noted along with the schedule for each class throughout this catalog. Many Paths, One Spirit. 1 Special offer: 3-credit package To encourage you to take a deep dive into classes, we are offering a reduced rate of $265 ($235 for One Spirit graduates) if you choose a 3-credit package. We believe that this option will give you the opportunity to broaden your experience by exploring a variety of classes. To register for a package or for individual classes, visit our website at www.1spirit.org and click “Workshops & Events” at the top of the page. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Animals, the Planet, and Us: Creating Spiritual Connections for Thriving ....................... 4 Reclaiming Spiritual You: Writing Your Story of Liberation ........................................... 7 Spiritual Growth and the Enneagram: Nine Deep Soul Meditations ............................... 8 Sacred Activism: A Path of Radical Transformation ..................................................... 10 Receiving the Blessings of Grace ................................................................................. 13 Contemporary Wicca: Ancestral Wisdom for Modern Times ......................................... 15 Dreams as Portals to the Sacred ................................................................................. 16 Walking on the Path of Mary Magdalene ..................................................................... 19 Conscious Communication: Intentional Connection With Self, Spirit, and Other ............ 20 Internal Alchemy: Self-Healing Through Taoist Principles ........................................... 23 The Shaman’s Mind: Huna Wisdom to Change Your Life .............................................. 24 Connection Matters: Creating Experiential Workshops ................................................ 26 Soul Nourishment: Our Presence and Purpose ............................................................ 29 Living Love: The Transformational Power of Heart-Centered Practice ......................... 30 Self-Care for Leaders Rooted in Social Justice: A Political Endeavor .......................... 33 Shamanic Reiki Master Practitioner Training............................................................... 34 Staying Human in Inhuman Times: Essential Practices for Sacred Activists ................. 36 Mindful Matters: Cultivating Presence in a Chaotic World ........................................... 39 Start Spreading the News: Joyfully Publicizing and Marketing Your Ministry .............. 40 Sikhism: Demystifying the World’s Fifth-Largest Religion ............................................ 43 Five Stages of Spiritual Evolution: A Bhagavad-Gita Exploration ................................ 44 Creating Portable Altars ............................................................................................. 47 Monthly One Spirit Shamanic Circle ........................................................................... 49 2020 - 2021 Workshop Calendar ................................................................................ 50 3 ANIMALS, THE PLANET, AND US: Creating Spiritual Connections for Thriving with Sarah Bowen Saturday, October 3, 2020 9:30 am - 5:00 pm ET Videoconference | Recording General Public: $100 | One Spirit Graduates: $90 | One Spirit Elective Credit: 1 Most of us do not journey alone. Approximately 57% of households in the world include at least one animal family member, and in the United States, that number is approximately 68%. Our actions affect our pets, and they affect us. How can we strengthen the bond? How do we prepare for the joy of a new animal companion, the confusion of messy health decisions, and the devastation of death or loss? Beyond home, how do we extend compassion to the 8.7 million other species we share this interdependent planet with? As animal lovers, what does our sacred activism look like on behalf of those without a human voice? In this workshop, animal chaplain Sarah Bowen will give you the opportunity to • Dig into what spiritual traditions teach about animals • Explore your relationship with nonhuman beings • Understand how theoethics impacts all beings and our planet • Try interspecies spiritual practices that can strengthen the human/animal bond and bring healing benefits to both • Learn about the field of animal chaplaincy • Receive resources for working with animal adoption, illness, loss, grief, and advocacy • Discover how to extend your professional practice/volunteer work/sacred activism/ministry beyond the two- leggeds Rev. Sarah Bowen has a special interest in the intersection of spiritual values with animal welfare and is a fierce advocate for all creatures. As an animal chaplain, she teaches interspecies mindfulness practices, works with humans around grief/loss of companion animals, loves up animals in shelters, and provides wildlife struck by cars a “sacred sendoff.” Her writing on animal/human relationships has been featured in Spirituality & Health magazine, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, and Elephant Journal, and on a wide range of podcasts from The Doggy Diva Show to Vegan Spirituality. She is a member of the Association for Pet Loss & Bereavement, is an interfaith/interspiritual minister, and is author of two books on modern spirituality. 4 5 6 RECLAIMING SPIRITUAL YOU: Writing Your Story of Liberation with Crystal Cheatham Wednesdays, October 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2020 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET Videoconference | Recording General Public: $100 | One Spirit Graduates: $90 | One Spirit Elective Credit: 1 When activist Crystal Cheatham came out as a lesbian, she suddenly needed to reframe her belief systems, noting, “Everything was called into question, from my gender expression to my community to what I believed in spiritually.” Are you living fully into your best spiritual self, unencumbered by old thoughts (or other’s opinions)? Are you struggling with any baggage of the past, or how to make sense of the turmoil of our time, or aligning your reality with contradicting core beliefs? Let’s focus on liberation as a life theology. Join Crystal on a freedom adventure of acceptance, self-love, and finding divine connection in mysterious places. With the chorus of a diverse range of authors, Crystal will gently guide you in a spiritual exploration to deconstruct systems of exclusion and oppression and reconstruct the principles of social justice and compassion. Read, write, and grow in this day-long workshop, during which you’ll be invited to • Ask the hard questions • Be vulnerable • Take apart belief systems that no longer serve you while reclaiming what does Crystal Cheatham is an LGBTQ rights activist with a focus on religious liberty. As an entrepreneur, Crystal is the founder of two projects: Our Bible App and The IDentity Kit, both of which provide resources for marginalized communities of faith. As an outspoken activist she has written for The Huffington Post on the intersections of faith and sexual identity, created a column for the Philadelphia Gay News, was a member of the steering committee of the Human Rights Campaign as the faith and spirituality chair, and partnered with Equality PA to influence clergy to support nondiscrimination legislation. She is the host of Lord Have Mercy, a podcast about God, sex, and the Bible, and has been featured in Teen Vogue, Autostraddle, and LGBTQ Nation, among others. 7 SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND THE ENNEAGRAM: Nine Deep Soul Meditations with Robert Holden and Deborah Egerton Friday, October 23, 2020, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm ET Saturday, October 24, 2020, 10:00 am - 3:15 pm ET Sunday, October 25, 2020, 10:00 am - 3:15 pm ET Videoconference | Recording General Public: $310 | One Spirit Graduates: $265 | One Spirit Elective Credit: 2 + $85 Join Robert Holden and Deborah Egerton on a deep 3-day dive into the timeless wisdom of the Enneagram to help you experience practical growth and transformation. In this workshop, Robert will guide you on a meditative exploration through the nine soul journeys of the Enneagram and introduce you to the basic anatomy of its nine personality types. Drawing on teachings from the wisdom traditions, mysticism, poetry, works of literature, sacred art, and Hollywood, they bring the Enneagram alive for practical use in your everyday life. No previous experience of the Enneagram is necessary for this course. Learn about: • The purpose of Enneagram: How to use the Enneagram to be less of a type and more of who you really are • Knowing your type: take a deep dive into the basic anatomy of the nine personality types • Your journey of growth: How to use the Enneagram to be more soul-centered and inspired in your life • Healing the inner blocks: Identify and release the basic fear, fixation, and passion of each type • Recognizing your soul gifts • The nine soul meditations: Become more fully present in your life Robert Holden’s work on psychology and spirituality has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, the PBS special Shift Happens!, and in two major BBC-TV