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Enneagram, Part III:
Whistling In the Dark

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with Jennifer Manlowe

Enneagram is a Greek word – ennea (meaning "nine") and gram (meaning something written or drawn) – and refers to the nine points, nine basic personality types.
Enneagram is a Greek word – ennea (meaning “nine”) and gram (meaning something written or drawn) – and refers to the nine points, nine basic personality types.

Based on various traditions over a thousand years old, studying the Enneagram system of psycho-spiritual development gives us an endlessly intriguing metaphor for waking up. Each style has its own natural gifts, limitations, blind spots, and its own distinctive ways of thinking, acting and being. 

In this workshop, we’ll quickly review the basic world-views of each type but this time, we will focus on the overlapping influences of the other eight numbers (EnneaTypes). Together, we’ll discover how each personal style can evolve with awareness or devolve without it. Participants will learn nine separate ways to practice returning to the light of compassionate awareness.

NOTE: : If you’ve not come to the previous workshops, please join us anyway. We recommend that you prepare for the class by taking the free Enneagram quiz (“The Free RHETI Sampler“) and exploring the smartest website.

 
Date: Saturday, July 27
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Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
 
Location: Suquamish UCC
17832 Division Ave.
Suquamish, WA 98392
 
Cost: $25 by July 21
$30 thereafter or at the door
(No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

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Jennifer Manlowe, PhD, MDiv,
is an author, spiritual director and writing mentor. 

She has been a professor of psychology, religion, and philosophy since 1993.

Her published titles include Faith Born of Seduction, Polishing the Mirror, Cracking Up, and Loving Life As It Is: One Breath At A Time.

A Certified Publishing Coach (CPC), Voice Dialogue and Enneagram Facilitator, she helps people bring out their authentic voice through writing and publishing.

 
For more information: Call (360) 598-4434.

 

Enneagram, Part II:
Approaching Shadow and Grace

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with Jennifer Manlowe

Enneagram is a Greek word – ennea (meaning "nine") and gram (meaning something written or drawn) – and refers to the nine points, nine basic personality types.
Enneagram is a Greek word – ennea (meaning “nine”) and gram (meaning something written or drawn) – and refers to the nine points, nine basic personality types.

The Enneagram is a tool used to support the work of spiritual transformation by combining ancient wisdom with modern psychology.

Firmly based on the belief that we have gifts that are necessary parts of the whole, Enneagram is simply one tool that can assist us in returning to the person we are at the core.

In this Enneagram workshop we look at the nine Enneatypes in relation to Shadow and Grace — healing and compassion. In simple language, we’ll start to revewl a portrait of each type’s central dilemma and explore specific practices that can open our eyes to our fundamental qualities.

These explorations offer attendees a profound method for bridging the gap — the illusion — between light and dark.

NOTE: It is not necessary for you to have taken the Part I class.
But, in order to make the most of your time, please take the online profile (“The Free RHETI Sampler“) and bring your results to class.

 
Date: Saturday, June 29
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Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
 
Location: Suquamish UCC
17832 Division Ave.
Suquamish, WA 98392
 
Cost: $20 by June 25
$25 thereafter or at the door
(No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

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Jennifer Manlowe, PhD, MDiv,
is an author, spiritual director and writing mentor. 

She has been a professor of psychology, religion, and philosophy since 1993.

Her published titles include Faith Born of Seduction, Polishing the Mirror, Cracking Up, and Loving Life As It Is: One Breath At A Time.

A Certified Publishing Coach (CPC), Voice Dialogue and Enneagram Facilitator, she helps people bring out their authentic voice through writing and publishing.

 
For more information: Call (360) 598-4434.

 

Transformational Inquiry

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  with Rev. Tom Thresher, Ph.D.

Transformational Inquiry asks the question:

“What do you want, and
what will you do to avoid getting it?”

It is an intentional process for questioning
the self-serving commitments, core beliefs, and hidden assumptions that keep you from making the changes you say you want to make.
 

Through Transformational Inquiry, you will explore what stands between you and your truly divine nature.

 
Date: Saturday, June 8
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Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
 
Location: Suquamish UCC
17832 Division Ave.
Suquamish, WA 98392
 
Cost: $30
(No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

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Rev. Tom Thresher, Ph.D.,
is the pastor of Suquamish UCC, a nascent Integral Church in western Washington.

Long a student of consciousness and spirituality, his exploration was inspired by eight years of intensive transformational work in a small group setting nearly 40 years ago.

After completing a Masters in Economics and a Doctorate in Education at Stanford University, he taught economics for a decade.

 
For more information: Call (360) 598-4434.

Finding Ourselves Within Ancient Wisdom Traditions
Part I: Enneagrams

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with Jennifer Manlowe

Enneagram is a Greek word – ennea (meaning "nine") and gram (meaning something written or drawn) – and refers to the nine points, nine basic personality types described.
Enneagram is a Greek word – ennea (meaning “nine”) and gram (meaning something written or drawn) – and refers to the nine points, nine basic personality types described.

The Enneagram* is a tool of spiritual transformation combining ancient wisdom with modern psychology and spirituality.

Firmly based on the belief that we have gifts that are necessary parts of the whole, Enneagram is simply a tool that can assist us in returning to the person we are at the core.

From here, we contribute to the whole.
 
Enneagram has identified nine “core personality types” and provides ways to help us discover which type we are (or ways we can be in relationships).
 
In this introductory workshop, you will: 

  • Recognize the personality types of people in your life as well as your own personality.

  • Discover more effective ways of working with and relating to others.

  • Grow to recognize Grace in others and celebrate each one’s unique contribution to the whole.

 
Date: Saturday, May 4
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Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
 
Location: Suquamish UCC
17832 Division Ave.
Suquamish, WA 98392
 
Cost: $20 by May 1
$25 thereafter or at the door
(No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

Register Online

 
Jennifer Manlowe, PhD, MDiv,
is an author, spiritual director and writing mentor. 

She has been a professor of psychology, religion, and philosophy since 1993.

Her published titles include Faith Born of Seduction, Polishing the Mirror, Cracking Up, and Loving Life As It Is: One Breath At A Time.

A Certified Publishing Coach (CPC), Voice Dialogue and Enneagram Facilitator, she helps people bring out their authentic voice through writing and publishing.

 
For more information: Call (360) 598-4434.

 

Easing Into the Bhagavad Gita

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  with Kimberly Beyer-Nelson


Between two great armies, a charioteer and his royal passenger halt. As the conch shells sound, calling all to battle, Arjuna the prince and archer, lays down his bow in sorrow. Stepping down from the chariot, he looks up into Krishna’s face, utterly dejected, but still able to speak the most important words of his life: “Teach me, Krishna, how I am to live my life faced with all of this.”
 
What follows is the timeless work we have come to know as simply The Gita.
 
This simple introduction to the Bhagavad Gita will ease you into this ancient text. The course will be based on dialogue and experiential learning that will make the content come alive. It is very helpful to read a copy of the Gita beforehand and bring it along to class.
 

 
Date: Monday, May 13
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Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm
 
Location: Suquamish UCC
17832 Division Ave.
Suquamish, WA 98392
 
Cost: $20
(No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

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Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
holds a master’s degree in comparative religion and has been a meditation, qigong and yoga instructor for twenty years.

Her non-fiction books include: Easing into the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras; A Little Book of Wholeness and Prayer: An Eight Week Meditation Companion, and At Matthew’s Knee: A Poetic Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.

She is currently working on a book of poetic meditations around the many names of God, as well as a work that explores the Vedantic tones present in the Gospel of Thomas.

 
For more information: Call (360) 598-4434.

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Introduction to Meister Eckhardt

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  with Kimberly Beyer-Nelson


He was a Dominican priest, a man of the turbulent Middle Ages &mdasgl bound by the theological expectations of the Church, yet with a heart as wide open as the sky.
 
He has been called a bridge between Eastern and Western mysticism, the man from whom God hid nothing.
 
Zen masters have claimed he was enlightened, and the modern Christian can only marvel at the radical nature of his monotheism.
 
Come and meet Meister Eckhardt — through his own words — and learn why he prayed so fervently these words:
“God save me from my idea of god.”
 

 
Date: Monday, April 15
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Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm
 
Location: Suquamish UCC
17832 Division Ave.
Suquamish, WA 98392
 
Cost: $20
(No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

Register Online

 

Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
holds a master’s degree in comparative religion and has been a meditation, qigong and yoga instructor for twenty years.

Her non-fiction books include: Easing into the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras; A Little Book of Wholeness and Prayer: An Eight Week Meditation Companion, and At Matthew’s Knee: A Poetic Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.

She is currently working on a book of poetic meditations around the many names of God, as well as a work that explores the Vedantic tones present in the Gospel of Thomas.

 
For more information: Call (360) 598-4434.

 

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Celtic Christian Spirituality

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  with Sue Sutherland-Hanson

 
Enjoy the intrigue and beauty of the history of Celtic Spirituality.
 
The combination of primal Celtic spirituality and the Celt’s enthusiasm for the stories of Jesus and the Spirit of Christ produced a gentler version of Christianity that brought Celtic Christians into conflict with the orthodox leaders of Rome.
 
In this workshop, we will consider how this Celtic vision resonates with Christian Mystics, Eastern streams of Christianity, as well as diverse spiritual traditions today.
 
Join Sue for a time of teaching and creative modes of exploring how the enduring Celtic views of creation, life, and the beyond may enliven your spirituality.

 
Date: Saturday, March 16
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Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
 
Location: Suquamish UCC
17832 Division Ave.
Suquamish, WA 98392
 
Cost: $30
(No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

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Sue Sutherland-Hanson, MAT, M.Div
has been teaching at the college level for nearly 30 years. In 2005, she returned to school earning her Masters of Divinity at Earlham School of Religion where she focused on writing as ministry, transformational spirituality, the body and spirituality, creative interaction with sacred texts, women of the Bible, and interfaith dialogue.

She continues to teach at Edmonds Community College as well as lead workshops on topics such as Celtic spirituality, spiritual autobiography, modes of creativity, mindful Sabbath, and labyrinths.

 
For more information: Call (360) 598-4434.

 

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Introduction to Vedanta

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  with Kimberly Beyer-Nelson


Advaita Vedanta is the philosophical base of much of modern Hinduism. The name means “the end of the Vedas” or in other words, the summation of the Vedas, the oldest written scriptures in the world.

Drawing from the Upanishads, the Brahma-sutras and the Bhagavad Gita (Song of the Lord), Vedanta teaches a radical monotheism that sings with poetic intuition and a wise seeing into the deepest reality of all things.
Join Kim Beyer-Nelson as she walks you through some of the central ideas of Advaita Vedanta and encourages you to dialogue about the connections and contrasts you will find with your own faith journey.

 
Date: Saturday, Feb. 9
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Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
 
Location: Suquamish UCC
17832 Division Ave.
Suquamish, WA 98392
 
Cost: $20 donation requested
(No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

Pre-Register Online

 

Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
holds a master’s degree in comparative religion and a graduate certificate in holistic healthcare, and she is a Hatha Yoga therapist.

Her book, Easing into the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, will be available in a Kindle edition on Amazon in late February.

 
For more information: Call (360) 598-4434.

 

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Exploring the Gospel of Mary Magdalene

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  with Sue Sutherland-Hanson


We in the 21st century are lucky to have access to the four short dialogues included in The Gospel of Mary Magdalene.

Though incomplete, this little power house of spiritual wisdom reveals artful unity of form and function to lead us on an inward journey toward freedom.

Join Sue Sutherland-Hanson for a time of teaching, discussion, contemplative reading, and creative modes of exploring what the text has to offer each of us.

 
Date: Four Monday Evenings, beginning January 14
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Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
 
Location: Suquamish UCC
17832 Division Ave.
Suquamish, WA 98392
 
Cost: $15 donation requested per session
(No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

No Registration Required

 

Sue Sutherland-Hanson, MAT, MDiv has spent her life teaching at the college level for nearly 30 years.

In 2005, she returned to school earning her Masters of Divinity at Earlham School of Religion where she focused particular interest on transformational spirituality, the body and spirituality, creative interaction with sacred texts, women of the Bible, and interfaith dialogue.

She continues to teach at Edmonds Community College and also preaches by invitation and facilitates retreats and workshops on topics such as Celtic spirituality, spiritual autobiography, modes of creativity, mindful Sabbath, labyrinths and more.

For more information: Call (360) 598-4434.

 

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Hatha Yoga for Seniors

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with Kimberly Beyer-Nelson

This class explores the practice of stretch, gentle flows, breath work and mindfulness with an assist from a stable chair.

The class is excellent for stress relief, increased flexibility and strength, as well as a lovely support for the spiritual journey.

No special materials are necessary; please dress in comfortable clothing.

No previous experience is required.

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Date: Every Monday
Time: 10:30 am – 11:15 am
Location: Suquamish UCC
17832 Division Ave.
Suquamish, WA 98392
Cost: $10 donation requested per session
(No one will be turned away for lack of funds)
No Registration Required
 
 Kimberly Beyer-Nelson
is a Hatha Yoga Therapist who has taught specialty yoga therapy classes for 19 years. She is also a qigong instructor.

With theological training as well as a graduate certificate in holistic healthcare, she has had a centering prayer practice for over 20 years and delights in leading contemplative retreats.

 
For more information: Call (360) 598-4434.