TALKS AND WORKSHOPS INCLUDE
FINDING GOD AT THE KITCHEN TABLE
(HERE I AM)
JEWISH DHARMA; THE PRACTICE OF JUDAISM AND ZEN
THE UNSHAKEABLE ROAD TO LOVE: VALUE CENTERED RELATIONSHIPS
BUILD THE SANCTUARY WITHOUT USING YOUR HANDS:
JEWISH KOANS
LISTENING FOR THE STILL SMALL VOICE
A TRUE CONVERSATION
( A Life of Dialogue; based on Martin Buber and Rebbe Nachman)
A CAREGIVER'S GUIDE TO NOURISHING AND BEING NOURISHED.
SOME WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
FINDING GOD AT THE KITCHEN TABLE
Where Is God When I Need Him?
So many people today are asking, where is God when I need him? Where is God during this time of division, fighting, hatred. How can God allow this kind of pain?
This question is an eternal, perpetual cry. There's one answer, One Truth.
God is right here with us in the midst of our ordinary, so called normal daily life. And the best place to find Him is at the Kitchen Table. After all, everyone loves being in the kitchen, sharing coffee, tea, soup and nourishment of all kind. The best place to find God is right where you are.
As we explore this primal quest for God, we discover simple steps to take. And, as we do so, it's easy to see that:
It's Not that God Is Absent. It's Us! We're Not Here.
In this program we will discover how to Be Here, Answer The Call. We'll learn to Truly Listen and also to Hear.
For most the search for God is a search for nourishment. In this journey we do not seek God for personal nourishment. Instead we find God, by entering the temple of the living God, providing nourishment, comfort and meaning. We also discover that each person we encounter is our teacher in what it means to truly connect with God.
The program will include talks, interactive workshops, steppingstones to take, guidance, koans, mitzvot and the joy of finding that we are never alone.
JEWISH DHARMA
(A GUIDE TO THE PRACTICE OF JUDAISM AND ZEN)
A guide to the authentic practice of Judaism and Zen and the ways in which it can heal your life. We will see how each practice illuminates, challenges and enriches one another and address the primal questions that drive your lives. We will see what the mitzvot actually are, how they work, and how the practice of Zen enhances everyone of them. Some issues covered will include loneliness, relationships, conflict, family and ways of healing suffering.
A Jewish heart is warm, giving, devoted to family and friends; a Zen eye is fresh, direct, spontaneous and in the moment. These practices are like two wings of a bird; both are needed to be able to fly.
THE UNSHAKEABLE ROAD TO LOVE (VALUE CENTERED RELATIONSHIPS)
(Relationships As Spiritual Practice)
To Be Happy You Do Not Have To Be Loved, You Have to Learn What It Means To Be Loving
This program is based upon the Eternal Principles from all world scriptures including Zen. We discover how to build a foundation for our relationships where happiness and well being are inevitable.
The enjoyable, interactive workshop includes insight, instruction, exercises, and interventions which allow us to practice these principles in all our relationships. As we do so, conflict and upset dissolve on the spot.
Program is based upon Dr. Shoshanna's current book.
BUILD THE SANCTUARY WITHOUT USING YOUR HANDS
Come and discover JEWISH KOANS, what they are, how they grip us and the way to allow them to transform our lives.
LISTENING FOR THE STILL SMALL VOICE
(Sitting With Psalms)
In this program, we do zazen and then include the words of the Psalms to sit with to guide us. This practice is based upon Lectio Divina. After the sitting there is a sharing of what has been heard, felt or understood.
A TRUE CONVERSATION
“For A True Conversation Not a Sound Is Needed
Not Even A Word”
Martin Buber
We are always having conversations, most of the time, with ourselves. Although we have a profound need to speak our truth and to be heard, there are few who can really listen and perhaps even fewer who know what it means to truly speak. There is fear that we will become vulnerable, hurt, or exposed. So we mask our thoughts, present double messages and think we have communicated. But we have not yet spoken. Nor have we been heard or known. This leaves us a stranger not only to others, but to ourselves.
Yet, “Words from The Heart Go Into The Heart”. When we learn how to be silent, empty our cup and really listen, something deep inside opens up. Then our response comes from a different place and reaches far and wide. At that moment, “It Speaks”. . Speaking happens to us. True connection appears and communication arise, which turn into communion.
REAL SPIRITUAL COUNSELING
(Training In Your Own Authenticity)
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