We offer retreats and
seminars that integrate religious wisdom, spirituality and
depth psychology.
Upcoming
Programs:
The
Mystery of Forgiveness
May 16-18, 2008
Judith Peterson, M.A.,
and Timothy Locke, Ph.D.
Forgiveness
can be difficult, and sometimes feels impossible. Yet it
is at the heart of many spiritual paths. Clearly it is prominent
in the recorded deeds and sayings of Jesus. Why might this
be so?
We
will reflect on forgiveness in our own lives, where it may
be fruitful, the cost and the promise of forgiveness and
of its absence. We will explore who forgives and the roles
of the human and the divine.
While
the seminar is an opportunity for experiential work with
forgiveness, the process will respect the confidentiality
of each participant and will not require divulging details
of hurts given or received. We will explore the path
of forgiveness and the potential it may hold for our own
transformation.
Fee
for the weekend of $265 includes lodging and meals. Discount
of $15 for registrations received by April 18, 2008
For
registration or more information, please call
888 428 5189, or email info@foursprings.org.
Foundations
and Dreams
A Special Event at Four Springs
May 31, 2008
Click
here for more information. A day of workshops
representing the best of Four Springs, good food, conversation
and looking to the future. Lodging and meals available before
and after the Saturday program and luncheon.
The
Way of Jesus: An Introduction
August
4-8, 2008
Timothy
Locke, Ph.D.
"Jesus" is a name associated with
a confusing array of images and movements, some characterized
by rigidity and domination as well as compassion and liberation.
Like the reported conversation with a Samaritan
woman at a well, encounter with Jesus is often deflected
into discussion about his identity. We rarely get to the
conversation Jesus seems to have wanted to initiate about
a source of life in each of us.
Many sayings attributed to Jesus are enigmatic
or paradoxical, perhaps purposefully so. Yet there is coherence
and a recurring theme of the present possibility of entry
into a way of life nourished by a deep, creative mystery.
For five days we will engage Jesus as teacher,
sifting the gospel accounts of his activities for clues
about his message and way of life that may be hidden from
us by centuries of commentary as well as a sense that we
already know what is there to be found.
We will bring a variety of tools to our
inquiry, including exploration of our own experience to
see for ourselves what resonances may occur and whether
these have value for us in the daily choices we make about
how to live our lives.
Other Recent and Upcoming Events
Lomi
Clinic Staff Retreat
September
7-9, 2007
MBA Leadership Retreat
September
14-16, 2007
University
of San Francisco
Renaissance Pageant Cast Retreat
September
21-23, 2007
Middletown
Community United Methodist Church
We Live In A
Bewildering Universe
September
28-30, 2007
Guild
for Psychological Studies, (415) 561-2385,
or click
here for more information
Holmes Institute
October
19-21, 2007
Center
for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
Bhakti Yoga
Retreat
November
2-4, 2007
The
Meditation Center, (916) 967-1911
The Leader's
Retreat
January
5-9, 2008
Allied
Ronin Leadership Training, (707) 769-0328,
Lance Giroux
Kinder Weekend
February 15-17, 2008
Family Gathering
February 22-24, 2008
Zapchen Somatics
February 24-March 2, 2008
www.zapchen.com
MBA Leadership
Retreat
March
28-30, 2008
University
of San Francisco
Church Retreat
April 4-6, 2008
Old First Presbyterian Church,
San Francisco
Church Retreat
April 11-13, 2008
Cobb Mountain Fellowship
Bhakti Yoga Retreat
April
18-20, 2008
The
Meditation Center, (916) 967-1911
Work Weekend
April
25-27, 2008
Holmes Institute
May
2-4, 2008
Center
for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
Jungian Companions
May
9-11, 2008
Unitarian
Fellowship Retreat
May
23-25, 2008
Petaluma
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,
Elisabeth
Hathaway
Wilderness
Experience, Four-Fold Way Program
June 5-8, 2008
Angeles
Arrien, Ph.D., 415-331-5050,
info@angelesarrien.com
Middendorf
Breath Weekend
June
13-16, 2008
Middendorf
Breath Institute, Berkeley, CA (510) 981-1710,
or click
here for more information
Revisioning
Records
(a seminar on Records of
the Life of Jesus)
June
21 - July 6, 2008
Guild for Psychological Studies, (415)
561-2385,
or click
here for more information
Women's Retreat
July
11-13, 2008
Way of Christ Community Church, Stockton
The Leader's Retreat
July
13-16, 2007
Allied
Ronin Leadership Training, (707)
769-0328, Lance
Giroux
New Reformed
Order of the Golden Dawn Gathering
July 18-20, 2008
