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Grandparents Camp
July 19-23, 9:30am-12:30pm Ages 3 - Kindergarten Age Come spend a week with your special grandchild in the beautiful environment at the Whidbey Institute. We will cultivate our relationship with one another and the natural world, and strengthen our connection to the earth and this place we call "home." Early childhood Grandteacher Mully Mullally and former Whidbey Institute director Dianne Shiner will facilitate an experience of the wonder and blessings of place shared by two generations. Enrollment is limited. Fee $150 Forest Day Camp
July 12-16, 9:00am - 3:00pm Ages 7 - 11 An adventure in our local forest eco-system that we share with all the creatures! We will explore our creativity and learn survival skills. Enrollment is limited. Fee $200 Learning from the Land is a program series of the Whidbey Institute with courses to teach skills we need to live sustainability, and service learning opportunities for youth and adults. Our blog learningfromtheland.wordpress.com/ will keep you up-to-date with the latest news and class offerings. Contact Cary Peterson land(at)whidbeyinstitute(dot)org for more information about service on the land and youth-at-risk work programs. New from Learning from the Land! Growing
Groceries: July 10 - Yikes, it's time to plan for winter
vegetables. And… Practical
Herbal Healing, with Kumudini Shoba Fall: Sunday, Sept. 26, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Meet at Thomas Berry Hall, Whidbey Institute,
then we'll be going out into the garden. We'll be hands-on out in the herb garden gaining practical knowledge of herbs: identifying, planting, cultivating and harvesting. Kumudini will also be teaching how to best capture their healing essences throughout the season. Dress for gardening outdoors! We'll provide gloves and tools. First
Mondays at the Whidbey Institute at Chinook:
Supported Personal Retreats — June-December 2010 8:30AM - 5:00PM Take a day for yourself for rest and renewal, away from the distractions of your busy life. On the first Monday of each month, we offer supported personal retreats with an opening and closing circle, a room of your own, opportunities for private spiritual direction, meditative movement and artistic expression, and nothing you have to do. Space limited. $45 for the day You may also wish to stay overnight Sunday and/or Monday for a reduced room rate of $50. Space limited. Monthly Themes Facilitators Laurie Julian (Tuesday, July 6) Laurie Julian is a spiritual director, retreat facilitator and leadership consultant. She holds an MA in Theology and a Doctorate in Leadership. Annette Andrews-Lux (Aug 2) received her theological education and spiritual direction training at Seattle University. She has worked in pastoral ministry, spiritual formation and adult education in a variety of Catholic, Protestant, and multi-faith settings over the last twenty years. Corrine Bayley (June 7, Sept 13) is a spiritual director and retreat facilitator. She holds an MA in Healthcare Administration and an MA in Religion and Ethics. Cathy Whitmire (Oct 4, Dec 6) is a Quaker spiritual guide, an interfaith chaplain, pastoral counselor and author of Plain Living and Practicing Peace. Elizabeth Guss (Nov 1) holds a MA in Pastoral Ministry from St. Mary's University and has been a spiritual director for more than a decade. Her work for the last fteen years has been focused on the larger context of workplace spirituality-supporting people to help bring "more of who they are to what they do." Appointments for spiritual direction will be available
when you check in. POWERS OF LEADERSHIP COMING NEXT FALL 2010-2011 CYCLE 2009-2010 Cycle REGISTRATION FOR THE CURRENT COHORT
IS COMPLETE. Contact us if you have any questions or would like to apply. Powers of Leadership II February 3-5, 2011 This gathering is the annual opportunity for those who have been part of a Powers of Leadership cycle to participate in a follow-up leadership event and renew networks of colleagueship. Contact the office at info@whidbeyinstitute.org for registration material.
The intention of the ten-month Open Path Training is to introduce you to the direct experience of pure awareness, free from religious interpretations and obligations. Usually this experience begins with short glimpses of its lucid clarity. As these glimpses are pointed out, you learn to open to them again and again. Pir Elias Amidon is the spiritual director of the Sufi Way International, and inner school in the direct lineage of the Indian mystic Pir-o Murshid Inayat Khan. He teaches and holds retreats on nondual spirituality and Sufism throughout Europe and the United States. The Open Path Training is appropriate for people who are psychologically stable, emotionally resilient, and who are invested with a deep spiritual calling for realization.
Seminar 1: 7pm Nov 17 to 4pm Nov 21 2010 The Open Path Trainings are partially subsidized by the Sufi Way International, this makes it possible for us to offer the training on a sliding scale. The fee scale in the United States is from $1500-2000 (room and board are a separate charge). We ask that you determine the amount that is appropriate for your life situation. There are also a limited number of partial scholarships available. If you have any questions about the training or would like and application please got to www.sufiway.org or email openpath@sufiway.org. |