SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

As the summer winds down and we look forward to autumn, I am grateful for the journey thus far and the opportunity to be of service to this spiritual community. As I get to know each of you on a deeper level, I am reminded of our humanness and how we are all doing the best we can with the beliefs that we have grown up with.  As we begin to release those beliefs that no longer serve us, we include the fear-based ones that we explored in August. We now can make room for new ideas and beliefs that are more empowering.
September’s theme is Radical Embodiment, as we follow another month with the Center’s for Spiritual Living, Global Themes. We will explore somatic practices and teachings, to connect with the wisdom of our bodies.
By understanding the roots of how our bodies have been abused and mistreated, we can begin to heal, as we align with a greater sense of  wholeness. “Inhabiting Togetherness” is the topic for the first week. We will examine some of the social narratives and expectations, as we look at accepting our bodies as they are. If our body could speak to us, what would it say? “Inhabiting the Inner Habitat,” is week two as we look at how we treat our body in the physical environment.  Exploring the ways we can lovingly care for the sacred vessels that we have been given, we open ourselves up to new possibilities.
We will also examine how to unveil and heal the fear and shame of the body, our own, and others, during the third week with, “The Secrets We Share.”  Finally, we shift to “The Audacity to Be this Comfortable,” as we embrace and celebrate the miracle of the body through our personal experience with the world
Please join us as we continue to expand our community and invite others to connect and learn with us. We will be at the Honey Bee festival this month, enjoying our outreach opportunities.  I am grateful for all of you and what you contribute to this spiritual center as we allow ourselves to no longer be the “best kept secret,” but instead a magnet for transformative experiences.
With love and light,
Rev. Lisa