Join us for an evening with Cheri Huber as she explores with us some of the themes from her nineteen books, which include There Is Nothing Wrong With You, Making a Change for Good, The Depression Book, and Transform Your Life. Here are a few quotes from Cheri’s book, The Key now in its 6th printing:
Please do not do yourself the disservice of assuming that there is something to do that is more important than just being right here, right now, present, aware, attentive, accepting. What is IS. Could be, should be, ought to be, might be, hope will be, wish could be, want to be, are postures we maintain to avoid accepting what IS, to remain ignore-ant of what IS. In this way we manage to avoid the only time in which we live. Our lives consist of “What IS” in the present moment.
Cheri Huber has been a student and teacher of Zen for over 35 years. Her gentleness, clarity and humor support the challenging work of spiritual growth. Cheri founded the Palo Alto Zen Center and the Zen Monastery Peace Center in Murphys, California. She is founder and director of Living Compassion, a nonprofit organization dedicated to peace and service.
Marc Gafni
The New Enlightenment: Awakening to your Unique Self
Saturday April 10th, 7pm-9pm
(Advance purchase only.)
For the first time in the history of the human race, we are able to rise beyond the place of our birth, our religion of origin, our family circle, and choose to live our highest truth. This truth transcends and includes all of your personal history even as it invites you to your singular and unique evolutionary destiny – Unique Self.
What is the pathway to awakening to the fullness of your Unique Self? Where do you focus your energy and attention in order to make our greatest contribution? How might we work together and support each other in this process?
Are you finally ready to realize the unique purpose of your life? Are you prepared to share your unique gifts with the world? If you do, then please join us this Friday April 10th in San Francisco as we gather to deepen our exploration and journey of Unique Self.
Dr. Marc Gafni is a rabbi and leading-edge teacher of Kabbalah and World Spirituality. He is a core founder and faculty member of iEvolve as well as director of the Integral Life Spiritual Center. He has written seven books, including the national bestseller Soul Prints. Gafni's teaching is marked by a deep transmission of open heart, love and leading edge provocative wisdom. Gafni's path of personal evolution, in both the agony and the ecstasy of what he calls "sacred autobiography," woven together with profound reverence and reading of sacred texts have formed the context for his personal realization. It is from this place of broken-hearted humility, radical joy and sacred audacity that he teaches.
Joanna Macy & Jonathan Gustin
Finding our Purpose at the Time of the Great Turning
Saturday April 24, 7pm-9pm
(Advance purchase only.)
A silent revolution is under way. It is the transition from the industrial growth society to a life-sustaining society. This ‘Great Turning’, as many are calling it, will touch every aspect of our lives. Each of us has a distinctive role to play in this essential adventure of our time. Our unique role or ‘purpose’ gives meaning to our choices, bringing forth our courage, our creativity, and our solidarity.
Joanna Macy, PhD, teacher and author, is the creator of the Work That Reconnects. Drawing from Buddhist practices, systems theory, and love for life, her workshops empower environmental and social activists worldwide. Her many books include Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World; World As Lover, World As Self; Widening Circles, A Memoir; and translations of Rilke's poetry.
Jonathan Gustin, MFT is the founder of the Green Sangha and Integral Awakening Center of San Francisco, where he teaches meditation, finding your life’s purpose and integral practice. Jonathan has been practicing integral mentoring and psychotherapy with individuals and couples for 16 years. He is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice with offices in San Francisco and San Rafael.
Finding Your Life's Purpose Seminar
Two Tuesdays's, 6:30pm-9:30pm, March 23 & 30
One day you began asking: Is there more to life than just building relationships and financial security?
Do I have a purpose?
Where do I 'fit' in?
What do I possess that the world needs?
The world needs people who know their purpose. Living "purposefully" is both your
greatest joy and the thing the world needs most from you. How can you know your purpose and
place in this lifetime? How can you know your soul's calling?
This seminar is designed to enable you to recognize and live your purpose. It can be taken as a group class or in private sessions.
