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This workshop is intended for Spiritual Directors, Chaplains, Pastoral Care Professionals, and anyone who wants to deepen the ways they engage with other people. We will explore the three stances of Contemplative Dialogue. These are 1)Contemplative Noticing, 2)Non-defended Learning, and 3)Nonviolent Engagement.

Are you seeking to strengthen your ability to be present to those you serve? Do you want to elicit a more genuine engagement in all your interactions? Would you like to learn how to bring that same level of presence into all the arenas of your world? Then this workshop is for you. In this one-day workshop, we’ll explore the three stances of Active Engagement: 1) Contemplative Noticing, 2) Nondefended Learning, and 3) Nonviolent Engagement. Practicing these will enhance your presence, evoke the Spirit within a group and deepen the manner in which you accompany others. Taking these three stances into the active world helps you better engage in organizations, with friends, and with family.

When you want to share some of your deeper thoughts and feelings, who listens to you? When you want to talk about what is in your heart and soul, to whom can you turn? Sadly, in today’s society it can be hard to find such a companion. Cell phone texting or Twitter won’t suffice! Happily, there are options. One is to find a spiritual director. Another is to take part in a Spiritual Companions Group. We offer three different groups starting in October for you to choose from. Don't delay--they will fill up fast!

Cathy will help us to explore and invite Wisdom into our lives in ways that deepen connection to the growing Community of the Wise. During the workshop, we will hold in gratitude the foundational Wisdom that has formed and grounded us. And we will honor the challenge of the unitive Spirit of Wisdom that transcends any one tradition. Our broken, fractured world awaits with longing the fullness of our time. Cathy says, "We were made for such a time as this."