- Choices
for Sustainable Living Study Circle
- Please call 733-2233 or email
kara@thecclc.org if you're interested in participating in this 8 week study
circle. The group will get organized and schedule dates &
times when an enrollment of six people is reached.
- Suggested Donation: $20 Book Fee: $18
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- Exploring Life’s Meaning: Reading and Writing Spiritual Autobiography
- Instructor: Judy Pratt
- When:
Saturday September 27th, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Saturday October 25th, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Saturday November 22th, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Saturday December 20th, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
- Materials: Book list TBA
- Registration Deadline: One week prior to start date.
- Description:
There is a deep wild flow that runs beneath the surface of our lives in our largely secular culture. Most of us consciously come in contact with this current but rarely. These times can be challenging or even frightening, as well as numinous. They mark important turning points -- lighter, humorous moments along with dark nights of the soul. One way of describing spiritual autobiography is to say that it is writing about the self, or the selves, in confrontation with the unknown, during times of personal or social tumult, where spiritual does not necessarily refer to institutionalized religion.
Collectively we will be considering questions such as “What is autobiography?” “What do we mean by the word spiritual?” “What makes a self, and is it consistent?” “What really matters about one’s life?” Engaging with life as a spiritual journey we will work to recognize, reflect on, and relate to decisive and essential elements of our path and write about them. This course requires a commitment to spiritual exploration through reflecting, reading, and writing and a willingness to share what one discovers. There is the intention that we will support and learn from one another through this process, sharing laughter and tears as we witness one another’s stories.
Additionally, we will be reading spiritual autobiographies written in different time periods and in different cultures. We will touch on what has called us – and others – to do this sort of exploration and what it has to offer us. We have the opportunity to read some classics or can choose to stay in the more modern realm. This interplay of reading and writing will allow for connection and stimulation with the legacy of distant teachers.
- Cost: $0…$168…$240 ($0/hour…$7/hour…$10/hour…please choose the amount that works for you)
Course fees are based on a sliding scale, click here for more info.
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- Local Plants for Food and Medecine
- Instructor: Jody Mountcastle
- When: Saturday, September 13 ~ 10am to 1pm
- Registration Deadline: One week prior to start date.
- Description:
This class will focus on the use of common local and garden plants as food and medicine. Participants will take an herb walk to learn to identify edible and healing plants, and will learn folk medicine-making techniques. The class will focus on using plants that are abundant, local, safe, and nourishing as a way of staying healthy and feeling well. Each participant will create a plant remedy to take home.
- Cost: $0 - $21 - $30 Course fees are based on a sliding scale, click here for more info.
- Materials Fee: $29
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- What's in the Herbal Medicine Chest?
- Instructor: Jody Mountcastle
- When:
Saturday, Sept 27 ~ 10am to 1pm
- Registration Deadline: One week prior to start date.
- Description: This class will focus on using plants for medicine such as first aid, tonics, and remedies for specific ailments. Herbal and natural choices for personal care will be presented. Participants will gain knowledge of how to be savvy and safe herbal consumers. Using the values of safety and personal wellness as measures, concepts and issues regarding health, health care, herbal medicines and prescription drugs in western culture will be presented. A comparison of the efficacy, safety, cost, and availability of certain herbs and drugs will be made.
- Materials: N/A
- Cost: $0 - $21 - $30 Course fees are based on a sliding scale, click here for more info.
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