The School for Contemplative Living
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Listening in Stillness, Serving in Joy!
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Our Mission "Creating contemplative communities who practice the presence of God
for personal transformation and compassionate service with the world."
 Our classes, groups, workshops, and retreats are all online!
Use the link to "Our Groups" above for details.
To attend a group, email william.thiele56@gmail.com for the link to that class/group, examples include:
Mondays - Contemplative Justice Group 12-1:30 pm (CST)
Tuesdays - Centering Prayer practice 12:30-1 pm (CST)
Wednesdays - Contemplative Life Group 11:30-1 pm (CST)
& Cosmic Hope Discussion Group 4-5 pm (CST)
Thursdays - Circle of Trust for sacred poetry and writing 10-11 am (CST)
Saturdays - Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina 9:30-10:30 am (CST)
_______________________________________________________________________ If you are able to donate to the School, we need your support:
Make checks to: Rayne UMC, adding "SCL donation" on the lower memo line Mail to: SCL, 3900 St. Charles Ave. NOLA 70115
Online donations link: https://raynenola.org/contribute/
Then use drop-down for the School for Contemplative Living
Text Pay To: 73256, Text says: "giverayne"
Use drop-down for offering to the School for Contemplative Living
"Everything begins in mysticism and ends in politics." Charles Peguy
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  The goal of the program is to nurture a child's heart, mind, body & spirit. Beginning with self awareness, the child then looks outside her/himself to view the world's wonders & experience the awe and joys of life surrounding themselves.
The Educator Essentials Curriculum developed by Mindful Schools as well as MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) & MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy) will be taught. Mindfulness Meditation practice & Body Scans will be part of the lessons. Mindful Self-Compassion, Loving kindness, & ways to develop one's self esteem are an integral part of the course. During each class, students will participate in interactive discussions. Students will listen to poetry, keep a gratitude journal, listen to music & draw. The exercise component is TaiKiRo (developed by Steven MF Cohen) which are motions based on the principles & movements of Tai Chi & Aikido. In general, the child should complete this course with an enhanced experience of the sacredness in everyday life.
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Link to Our Groups (link above) for details on our book studies (online)
Mondays 12-1:30 pm (CST) and Wednesdays 11:30-1 pm (CST) _________________________________________  Join the Compassion Revolution!
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__________Monks in the World video__________
 ________________Podcast Series: 11 Episodes________________
"A Contemplative Path"
with William Thiele, PhD
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Link to Our Groups (above) for all our weekly classes/monthly workshops
_______________________________________  To learn more from our stories of contemplative living read this book:
Monks in the World: Seeking God in a Frantic Culture, published by Wipf & Stock, and available on Amazon.com, (William Thiele, author) You can also follow a blog by William Thiele:
"A Contemplative Path" at www.wordpress.com. _________________________________
Listening in Stillness
Cultivating a contemplative presence for God involves daily practice of spiritual disciplines in solitude.
Because the journey cannot be completed alone, we also practice and learn with a community
of supportive friends. This, for us, is the inward journey: "practicing the Presence of God for personal transformation." Serving in Joy! a response of serving by bringing the Presence into our service. We serve through our chosen vocations and through shared missions. We seek compassionate service with the world. This for us is the outward journey |
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