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
TAI CHI - 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
ONLINE
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
IN-PERSON
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.
NEW - DARKNESS IS GOOD
DARKNESS IS GOOD -
THE BEAUTY AND TERROR OF THE THREE NIGHTS
( Sense, Spirit, Self – no body, no being, no self)
“ Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls to
the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain, but
if it dies it bears much fruit” John 12:24
The absence of the manifest God, is really the
presence of the unmanifest God”. T. Keating
Healing the aching wound of love....
An exploration of the depth and breadth of I AM’ness.
Join Peter Jamadar
Date: Saturday 27 September
Time: 9.00 am - 12.30 pm
Cost: $250 lunch provided.
CONTINUING TO DEEPEN YOUR PRAYER LIFE THROUGH 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 11 October
Time: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Cost: $250 lunch provided
PERSONAL & SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH JOURNALLING (1)
PERSONAL & SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH JOURNALLING (1)
Have you been reflecting on your life and wish to understand
how you arrived at your present circumstances?
Do you feel the need to make some changes small or significant
in your life?
Have you been reflecting on your personal Relationships?
Your career concerns and life’s transitions?
On this course you will work on your journey
at your own pace and at your convenience.
Join Frieda Shim
Date: 2 Saturdays, 18 October & 1 November
Time: 9.00 am - 12.30 pm
Cost: $350
AND ON LINE - contact Steve for details.
NEW - ST. IGNATIAN DISCERNMENT- PART II
ST. IGNATIAN DISCERNMENT- PART II
DISCERNING GOD’S WILL IN DECISION MAKING
Following our previous workshop exploring
St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Rules for the discerning of Spirits,
this session will focus on the application
of Ignatian principles for Discerning God’s Will,
particularly in moments of decision making.
Drawing on Ignatius’ additional guidelines
we will consider how to prayerfully navigate choices
with greater interior freedom and clarity.
Through practical case scenarios and reflective
exercises the workshop will emphasize
integrating discernment into our personal
spiritual journeys and daily life.
Join Michelle De Leon Thomas.
Venue: Parish Hall,Our Lady of Mt Carmel R.C. Church, Freeport.
Date: Saturday 8 November
Time: 9.00 am - 12.30 pm
Cost: $250
NEW - CHANGE THE DIRECTION IN WHICH YOU ARE LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS
CHANGE THE DIRECTION IN WHICH YOU ARE LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS. (T. Keating)
This begs the questions –
Who am I?
What is my purpose?
What is my current direction?
What is happiness?
Join Angela Laquis Sobrian as she journeys with you
in choosing to live a vibrant inner life.
Date: Saturday 15 November
Time: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Cost: $250 Lunch provided
WALKING WITH GOD - ABUNDANCE
WALKING WITH GOD - ABUNDANCE
A contemplative walk through the beautiful Ortinola Estate
invites you to rediscover yourself
as part of the fullness of God’s creation.
The bright colours of the lush forest,
the perfumed scents, the rhythmic sounds
of the River are sure to restore
a sense of balance to souls
caught up in a fast-paced world.
Join Russell Nath, Ian Benjamin and Marc Grosberg.
Venue: Ortinola Estate, Maracas Valley.
Date: Sunday 16 November
Time: 6.00 am - 10.30 am,
$250 with breakfast.
NEW - FROM OVERWHELM TO EMPOWERMENT
FROM OVERWHELM TO EMPOWERMENT
RECLAIMING YOUR INNER CALM
This workshop emphasizes taking back control,
from a feeling of being consumed by anxiety,
to feeling capable and in charge.
It focuses on actionable strategies.
Join Dr. Arune Pooransingh
Date: Sunday 23 November
Time: 9.00 am - 12.30 pm
Cost: $250 lunch included
FREE - ADVENT EMBODIED
ADVENT EMBODIED
Come, enjoy a morning of movement,
reflection, contemplation and song, centered
around your experience of advent.
Join Nicole Dumbell and Jacqui Leiba
Date: Saturday 29 November
Time: 9.00 am - noon
Cost: FREE with snacks
No Charge, Donations welcome