The breakdown of families and communities causes distress and difficulties for many.
Each term the foundation offers workshops that fosters genuine growth in our personal, spiritual and social lives. Explore your understanding of relationship with yourself, the divine, family, work, community, planet.
IN-PERSON
TAI CHI - FOR HEALTH AND WELL BEING
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!
Join us on Thursday afternoons for the relaxing,
deep breathing, physically coordinating practice
of Tai Chi!
Learn Tai Chi and Qigong breathing exercises for
the prevention of stress and chronic
diseases. Learn postures and movements that
prevent pain, improve balance and coordination
and promote brain and immune system health.
Develop a healthy practice that has lifelong
health benefits,
Join Sue Salvary and friends
Date: Thursdays, 11th September - 27th November
Time: 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Location: FHD
Cost: $360.
NEW - CHAIR YOGA
GENTLE, RESTORATIVE, CHAIR YOGA
Sitting on a chair supported by the seat and the
ground beneath your feet, we practice slow
stretches and postures coordinated with the breath.
Yoga improves posture, balance and mood, as
the musces get a gentle workout and the mind
centres and calms.
Join Vivien Stollmeyer,
Yoga teacher for over 30 years.
Date: Thursday 18 September - 20 November
Time: 10.30 am - 11.30 am
Cost: $400
NEW - EMBRACING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF
NEW
EMBRACING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF
BEYOND CHILDHOOD WOUNDS AND SHAME
This workshop is about confronting our
emotional baggage, healing past wounds and
developing a healthy sense of self through
vulnerability and courage. By engaging in self
reection and emotional exploration we can
begin to break free of limiting beliefs and
patterns creating space for growth and
transformation.
Join Steve Williams ONLINE
Date: 2 Mondays, 22 & 29 September
Time: 5.30 pm -7.30 pm,
Cost: $200
NEW - BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD
BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD
(Ps 46:10)
When did you last sit in stillness, for a few
hours, with your heart?
Come rest awhile
and spend a day in silence.
This is your opportunity for finding calm
and cultivating presence in a noisy world.
We will use the contemplative practices of
Centering Prayer (meditation),
walking, and Lectio Divina.
Join Steve Williams
Date: Saturday 20 September
Time: 8.30 am - 2.30 pm,
Cost: $250. Lunch provided.
FROM ANXIETY TO PRESENCE
EMBRACING THE SHADOW
LEARNING TO BEFRIEND “WHAT IS”
The stress of modern-day living
can bring us to a level of anxiety
that can be sometimes overwhelming.
Join Dr. Arune Pooransingh
for a journey to presence
that strengthens resilience.
Date: Sunday 25 May,
Time: 9.00am-1.00pm,
Cost: $250 with lunch
EMBRACING MY STORY
How do I feel?
What do I believe?
How aware am I of my shadow?
Journey with Angela Laquis Sobrian to
Empowerment through awareness of our story,
others’ stories and The Story.
Date: Saturday 28 June
Time: 9.00am-1.00pm
Cost: $250 with lunch
ONLINE
ADDRESSING THE WOUNDS OF FATHERHOOD
The absence of a good father’s love
leaves a gaping wound in a person’s life.
Many of our unhealthy patterns of behavior
in adult life stem from the unhealed trauma
of the fatherhood wound.
This workshop seeks to bring some understanding
to this wound and to help you on your journey of
healing.
Join Steve Williams
Date: Mondays 05 & 12 May - ONLINE
Time: 5.30 - 7.30pm
Cost: $200
CONTEMPLATIVE
PRACTICES
CONTINUING TO DEEPEN YOUR PRAYER LIFE
THROUGH CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES
The essence of prayer is not so much what we do
as what God does in us.
In this workshop we continue to practice
being fully present in heart, mind and body.
You will engage in four contemplative practices -
Visio, Poetica, Lectio and Musica Divina.
Join Marc Grosberg
Date: Saturday 10 May
Time: 9.00am-1.00pm
Cost: $250 with lunch
WALKING WITH GOD - ANTICIPATING CHANGE
Join us, on a contemplative walk
through a changing landscape.
Warm air beginning to cool; dry leaves underfoot
wait to be watered; the rich, dark earth anticipating
the rains … Lean into the experience and rediscover
yourself as part of God’s creation, restoring your
sense of balance.
Join Russell Nath, Ian Benjamin and Marc Grosberg,
Date: Sunday 08 June
Time: 6.00am-10.30am
Ortinola Estate, Maracas Valley
Cost: $250 with freshly cooked breakfast
ENHANCE YOUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY WITH ST. IGNATIUS of LOYOLA
This workshop builds on the themes explored
in our recent session on St. Anthony,
on Discernment.
It introduces participants to the spirituality of
St. Ignatius of Loyala with a focus on
his rules for Discernment of Spirits,
practical tools for understanding the Movements
of the Soul and recognizing the voice of God
amid the complexities of daily life.
Through his teachings, case studies, and reflection,
participants will be helped to apply Ignatian
discernment in their spiritual journey.
Join Michelle de Leon Thomas.
Date: Saturday 14 June
Time: 9.00am-1.00pm
Cost: $250 with lunch