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Introducing this Month’s Movie: “Will & Harper”

Join us for our next Movie Watcher’s Group which will be facilitated by Dan Wetzel & Connie Poole on Sunday, November 24th, 2024, at 8 pm ET/6 pm MT.

Will & Harper is an unforgettable, 5-star journey of friendship, self-discovery, and bravery. Comedian Will Ferrell and longtime friend Harper Steele, now embracing her life as a trans woman, set off on a road trip from New York to LA. In this heartfelt documentary, Harper faces her fears of rejection while Will stands by her side, bringing humor and warmth to every encounter with strangers across America. Together, they explore new places, encounter unexpected reactions, and deepen their bond in an inspiring story of courage and connection.

Will & Harper can be watched on Netflix.

Trailer for Will & Harper

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Rev. Jacquelyn & Connie ~ Early Insights, “Thinking Makes Experience” Part 1 ~ 11/05/24

Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert and Connie Poole play Regina Dawn Akers’ Early Teaching videos and invite those in attendance to contemplate those teachings along with them.

Because these teachings are so helpful, Jacquelyn and Connie plan to slowly review them by playing one or two of them each week and contemplating them in a group format.

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Here’s a link to RDA Early Teaching that will be played next week: “Thinking Makes Experience”, Part 2

Heart Explorations: Embracing the Whole Show ~ 11-05-24

During our time together, we will explore what it takes to live from an open, undefended heart.  Naturally, any true exploration of living from the heart necessarily entails taking a deep and sustained look at what prevents us from keeping our hearts open.  Grounded in the knowledge that the essence of us, our true nature, is the very lovingness within us all, we will explore how to recognize and release egoic energies by cultivating open-hearted awareness practices which support us in directly experiencing our true Self.  By leaning into willingness, steeped in self-honesty, and with a consistent dash of courage, we endeavor to open to whatever life brings, as it brings it, that is, on life’s terms.  In so doing, we trust that everything – absolutely everything – is here for us to use for healing, for purification, and for learning to live from the heart.  We look forward to supporting each other in our individual explorations of how we truly embrace the entirety of this show we call life.

To deepen further into the teachings from Heart Exploration here’s a link to the Being Aware of Awareness meditation podcast.  In these meditations, the reading from Heart Explorations is contemplated.

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Audio & Homework ~ Gentle Healing Year 1 with Rev. Dianne Scott – Week 42

Rev. Dianne Scott guides a group of committed students through year 1 of Gentle Healing who want to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays at 3-5 pm ET/1-3 pm MT. All members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings.

 

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Homework for Next Week:

  1. Homework Assignment A: Workbook lessons 285-291 including the tips. Practice daily awareness-watching-awareness, Loving Consciousness, or Abandon Release Method meditation for 20-30 minutes each day. Practice the “Loving All” Method.
  2. Homework Assignment B: Read NTI 2 Corinthians, Chapters 1-6, pgs 309-316.

Listen to the Voice That Likes You ~ The Mighty Companions Hour ~ 11-03-24

Please join Rev. Yolanda as she continues to share her beautiful voice and heart during The Mighty Companions Hour. This is a program she and her late, beloved husband, Rev. Glen Ganaway began in 2020.

Rev. Yolanda Mapes, who is an interfaith minister, shares a delightful, funny, and inspiring hour of A Course in Miracles. Come join in on the fun, the laughs, and the music while unlearning the ego through the lessons and chapters of ACIM. You can find out more about the Mighty Companions on the website: themightycompanions.com

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*We ask anyone who feels called to please help support our beloved Rev. Yolanda as she walks through this difficult time. Donations are now being accepted. Please clink on this link https://gofund.me/545d958a 

November Satsang with Jeannie Zandi

Please join Jeannie Zandi who will be our guest for the November Satsang. This special event will take place on Sunday, November 17th, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. MT in our Zoom sanctuary. Jeannie will be interviewed by Rev. Anne Blanchard.

Jeannie is the director of Living as Love, a nonprofit organization dedicated to seeding a culture of the Heart on the planet, inspiring, teaching and supporting people to live from their essence as Love.  A year before the birth of her daughter, Jeannie was plunged into a dark night of the soul that culminated in a radical shift of consciousness.

She is known for her fearless clarity, tender mercy toward humanness, and a juicy, poetic and often humorous style that draws from Advaita Vedanta, Sufism, Christian mysticism and the ongoing revelation of fully engaged living.

For more information on Jeannie Zandi, please visit her website: www.jeanniezandi.com

We look forward to being with all who are able to join us!

📅 Date: Sunday, November 17th, 2024
🕢 Time: 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. MT
📍 Where: Awakening Together’s Zoom Sanctuary

Audio & Homework~ Gentle Healing Year 2 with Rev. Michele Hojnacki – Week 90

Rev. Michele Hojnacki guides a group of committed students through year 2 of Gentle Healing who want to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly on Mondays at 5-7 pm ET/3-5 pm MT and all members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings.

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Homework for next week:

  1. Homework Assignment A: Practice daily meditation for 30-60 minutes each day. Practice the “Loving All” Method.
  2. Homework Assignment B: Thoughts of Awakening, 253-259
  3. Homework Assignment C: Read NTI 1 Peter 2-5 & NTI 2 Peter 1-3.

If you do not already have The Teaching of Inner Ramana, order it now. We will begin reading from that book in Week 97.

Heartfelt Thanks to Jane Marie Sobel and Pieter van Prooijen

As we close out our in-person retreat season, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to our wonderful retreat house caretakers, Jane Marie Sobel and Pieter van Prooijen. Since joining us in 2022, Jane Marie and Pieter have graced our retreat house with their boundless love, joy, and dedication, creating a warm and supportive environment for everyone who has visited with the desire to take their next steps with God.

Their impact has been immeasurable, from organizing in-person and online retreats to sharing their open-hearted service with all retreatants. Their kindness and devotion have truly embodied the spirit of Awakening Together.

During their time with us they have served as staff and volunteers, bringing their whole hearts to the show. Providing support in so many ways including sharing in the sanctuary; managing all of the administration of retreats; caring for and repairing the retreat house; and being the heart of the retreat house.

Now as their journey as caretakers is coming to a close on November 20, 2024 we are delighted to announce that Jane Marie will remain with us in a new role as our Sanctuary Community Admin. Beginning December 1, 2024, she will continue to support retreats, the new retreat house caretakers, and various other Awakening Together programs, serving the community with the same love and dedication she has shown in her time as a caretaker.

Please join me in thanking both Pieter and Jane Marie for their beautiful service and in welcoming Jane Marie as she transitions into her new position. They have made this decision from a deep calling within, led by their Inner Wisdom.

As we bid them farewell from their caretaker roles, we share from their  heartfelt message when joining Awakening Together.  In the spirit of A Course in Miracles, which Jane Marie and Pieter hold dear, we are reminded: “Your worth is not established by your teaching or your learning. Your worth was established by God.”

Thank you, Jane Marie and Pieter, for your grace, love, and service.

Welcoming Our New Retreat House Caretakers for the 2025 Season!

We are thrilled to announce that John Mark and Cindy Stroud, from “One Who Wakes,“ will join us as our new caretakers and teachers for the retreat house during the 2025 in-person retreat season. With a heart for service and deep spiritual insight, John Mark and Cindy will oversee the daily maintenance of our retreat house, host and facilitate monthly retreats, and provide one-on-one support for private retreatants upon request.

The in-person retreat season at the retreat house in La Veta, Colorado will officially begin in May, with John Mark and Cindy arriving mid-April to transition into their roles. John Mark will lead some in-person retreats and both John Mark and Cindy will host retreatants for all in-person retreats.

To spend one-on-one time with John Mark, there is a fee of $100 per session. It is helpful to have a sense of what you expect to get out of this time together before requesting to join.

Please join us in warmly welcoming John Mark and Cindy. We look forward to the retreat season with them.

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11-03-24 Weekly Gathering, “Our Role in the Awakening Process” with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers

Title: “Our Role in the Awakening Process”

Description: If you’ve been on the spiritual path long, you’ve probably heard some spiritual teachers emphasize the importance of spiritual practice while other teachers say spiritual practice has no effect and may even encourage the sense of ‘me doing something.’ In this talk, Rev. Regina Dawn Akers will point toward a middle way, a way between doing something and doing nothing, which is what Regina sees as our role in the awakening process.

Reading: Laura Joy read excerpts from Regina’s personal journal.

 

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