ReImagine

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Tuesdays February 24-April 7

65 Dorland San Francisco 94110

Cost: $60-$100 sliding scale (scholarships available upon request)

Register Here: http://reimagine.org/node/8

The master invites us to rethink or reimagine our whole lives in light of the Maker’s dream of greater wholeness for our world. This Learning Lab explores the physicality of spiritual formation. If I change what I do in my mind and body, how will it effect my capacity to flow with the creators energy & love? (what I eat? How I spend my time? The media I consume? How I use my money? Who I spend my time with?) This practical workshop seeks to deal with the disparity we often feel between how we want to live and how we actually live. Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness fasting and facing his greatest shadows and temptations. Participants in this Learning Lab will engage in practices aimed at confronting our own shadows and obstacles to the spiritual life through “experiments in truth.” 

 Participants in this Learning Lab will be invited to develop :

• a transformative experience applying disciplines of abstinence and engagement to your personal growth issues through a 40 day experiment
• a greater understanding of the holistic nature and physicality of spiritual formation. (Spiritual development as holistic life development)
• a comprehensive personal growth plan and rule of life that helps you maintain momentum & consistency
• an identified mentor who will meet with you at least six times a year to help you work through your growth plan
• a practical understanding and experience of group discernment that helps you listen to your life, hear the voice of the Spirit and receive the wisdom and insight of friends to help you have greater clarity about your decisions.

COURSE SCHEDULE:

February 24            Introduction to spiritual formation and “experiments in truth” including how Jesus modeled and taught acetic practices and watchfulness.

EXERCISE: Develop and commit to a 40-day “experiment in truth” that addresses 3 key life growth areas with abstinence and engagement.

(February 26)            Begin 40 day experiment

March 3:            Discernment and listening as individual and communal practices. 

EXERCISE: Send feedback inventory to 5 trusted friends/ elders.

March 10:  Developing your personal growth plan—setting goals for growth in various life dimensions.

EXERCISE: Work through outline for your personal growth plan.

(March 17)                        (No meeting—St. Patrick’s Day)

March 24: How to identify and utilize the power of having a spiritual mentor.

EXERCISE: Make initial contact with a potential spiritual mentor or peer mentor.

March 31: Developing your personal rule of life—yearly rhythms, commitments and practices to sustain your spiritual formation.

EXERCISE: Develop a personal rule of life in conjunction with your growth plan.

April 7: Processing the benefits and insights gained through your 40-day “experiments in truth.” (potluck dinner/celebration)

SECRETS, STORIES & CURIOSITIES: A group art show exploring personal narrative and transcendence through a Steam Punk aesthetic. Installations, photography, performance, live music, food & drink.

Friday February 13, 2009 7-10 P.M.

455 Dolores Street (between 17th & 18th) San Francisco 94110

$3 at the door (all proceeds to benefit ReIMAGINE’s community outreach
initiatives)

Sponsored by ReIMAGINE!: a Bay Area Center for Life Integration based in San Francisco. We fuel initiatives integrating spiritual formation, community
building, the arts & social action.

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Awakening Creativity

Exploring the hidden story of your life

­Do you aspire to be more creative? Since ancient times spiritual seekers have expressed their longings through poetry, art and song—and the artist often encounters the divine through their work. Many have observed the vital link between creativity, personal spirituality and transformation. This six-week Learning Lab will explore how to integrate creativity, theology and personal narrative. A final show featuring the creative work of participants will occur on Friday February 13 from 7-10 P.M.

(Painting by Holly Sharp)

DATES: Tuesdays January 6 through February 10 from 7-9 P.M. Final performance/ art event Friday February 13.

COST: $60-$80 sliding scale (Includes curriculum, art materials and facility use) plus $20 for art event hosting.

LOCATION: 65 Dorland St, SF, CA

Register Online

In this Learning Lab participants will:

• Learn to use daily journaling, a weekly walk and artist date as tools for creative transformation.
• Study the life and teachings of Jesus as an archetype for creative living.
• Explore personal narrative through artistic mediums (including poetry, dance, prose, music, sculpture, drawing and painting).
• Discuss their process and discoveries in a small group encounter setting.
• Create a compilation book from weekly exercises for display at the art event on February 13, 2009.

Facilitated by Adam Klein & Mark Scandrette

Adam Klein is the Operations Director of ReIMAGINE, runs an IT consulting business in the bay area,is a poet and endurance athlete. Adam is fascinated with experiments and practices that help integrated the whole person and loves to share his experiences.

Mark Scandrette is the Executive Director of ReIMAGINE, a popular spiritual teacher, actor and poet, who is the author of the book Soul Graffiti: Making a Life in the way of Jesus.

Enter|Silence

A silent prayer retreat

­Jesus came proclaiming union with God, the seed of life planted in us. The practice of prayer aids us in removing the layers that cover up this reality and help us move toward finding the life breath of God within us. Prayer is not merely the utterance of words or petitions. It is life with God in everything we do. Through new experiences, information and reflection we are able to awaken the dormant pulse of God that resides within. This will be a facilitated retreat during which participants practice different disciplines of contemplative prayer. If you are looking for a time to practice silence and create space within please join us. We are looking forward to creating an environment in which we can enter the presence of our Creator.

Dates: Feb. 20 - 22, 2009

Cost: $100 (includes breakfast, lunch, & dinner on Saturday, breakfast & lunch on Sunday, snacks and lodging.)

Location: A private cabin within 3 hours of San Francisco

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What: A sidewalk sale.  All proceeds to benefit water projects in developing nations.
­When: Black Friday, Nov 28 10am - 1pm
Where: 455 Dolores St (btwn 17th & 18th)
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The day after Thanksgiving, "Black Friday," is thought to be the
busiest shopping day of the year. Millions of people spend billions of
dollars, often waiting in line at stores for days and fighting their
fellow shoppers for the newest gadget. This compulsion to shop and fill
our lives with more stuff is a reality deeply rooted in the American
dream. In the midst of this pressure to buy and have more, the Creator
is inviting us into a life of simplicity, to make His dreams our own,
to live into a reality radically different from the one being offered
to us everyday. This way of living is rooted in a deep sense of
contentment and gratefulness in the abundance of the Creator's
provision for life and can begin to become a reality as we take
intentional steps of simplicity in our own lives. As a culmination to
the learning lab SIMPLIFY, we will be having the Great Giveaway, a time
of celebration where we will be selling/giving away some of our
possessions and giving the money toward building wells in impoverished
nations. If you would like to join us or just check it out, come by 455 Dolores St (between 17th and 18th) on Friday
November 28th from 10:00-1:00.

Simplify: A Learning Lab

Would you like to further explore how to leverage your time, money and possessions in the light of the Creator’s abundant and generous kingdom?  During this learning lab we will apply the teachings of Jesus regarding money, possessions and time to our daily lives. This is a follow-up to SIMPLIFY: A life planning and money management workshop.   

Course dates:  Tuesdays, November 4, 11,18,25 and December 2

Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Location:  The Scandrette home, 3166 25th St. San Francisco, CA  94110

Cost: $20-$40, sliding fee scale  

Participants in this workshop will:

-explore the teachings of Jesus regarding money and possessions.

-cultivate practices of contentment and gratefulness.

-practice trust in the Creator’s abundance.

-divest of our possessions.

-focus our schedules according to our values and life purpose.

-develop a working budget and money management strategy.

-learn to shop for and prepare healthy and economical meals.

-identify personal challenges to simplicity and generosity and develop an experiment to address those challenges during the course of this learning lab.

Sign up here. (scroll to bottom of post on new page)

Participation in Living Generously: A life planning and money management workshop  is recommended, but not required,  for participation in this learning lab.