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touched and affected the way you move in the world? In what ways do your personal relationships serve as mirrors? Explore the deeper layers of your life’s journey.
See bio on page 56.
Length: 1 evening, 2 days
Date: Fri, Mar 11-Sun, Mar 13, 2016 Time: Fri, 7pm-9pm, Sat 10am-4pm Cost: $375 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Fri, Feb 26, 2016
FRANCIS WELLER
Drinking the Tears of the World:
an evening talk VEVI014
In this talk on the many ways grief arrives in our lives, we
will delve into the soul’s relationship with grief, how grief shared deepens our capacity
for compassion and eases the congested sorrows that cloud our hearts. During this rich evening of lecture, poetry and conversation, we will explore obstacles to grief that hinder us and honour that “where there is sorrow, there is holy ground.”
See bio on page 65.
Length: 2.5 hours
Date: Fri, Oct 2, 2015
Time: 7pm-9:30pm
Cost: $20 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Fri, Sep 18, 2015
Entering the Healing Ground: The Sacred Work of Grief
VEVI015
In this weekend workshop, based on the widely acclaimed book of the same name, Francis
Weller will explore the many ways grief touches our lives and can deepen our capacity to becoming more fully human. During our time together, we will work with The Five Gates of Grief and use the powerful tools of writing, movement, poetry, singing and deep ritual, to bring stories of loss into
the visible world where they can be held within the embrace of community.
See bio on page 65.
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat, Oct 3-Sun, Oct 4, 2015 Time: Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-4pm Cost: $295 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Sep 19, 2015
DAVID WHYTE
What to Remember When Waking:
The Disciplines of the Everyday Life – an evening talk VEVI011
Most of us have talents and qualities that live in isolation from the world, never nding
a proper outlet or focus. This can lead to a sense of aimless, endless adaptation, rather than a growing feeling of belonging and generosity. There are disciplines to build this sense of belonging and develop true maturity. Join David Whyte
as he explores the cyclical, conversational nature of reality and disciplines that can create an identity robust enough to meet its gifts and demands.
the tidal, conversational foundations of our identities. Explore the bold, courageous, sometimes painful steps necessary to bring our robustly vulnerable selves into the world – to do, achieve, and, above all, to give.
See bio on page 65.
Length: 1 day
Date: Sat, May 7, 2016
Time: 10am-3pm
Cost: $125 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Apr 23, 2016
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See bio on page 65.
Length: 2 hours
Date: Fri, May 6, 2016
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Cost: $30 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Fri, Apr 22, 2016
The Essence of Our Nature: Finding Strength in Vulnerability VEVI012
Being vulnerable is not a choice; it is the abiding undercurrent
of our natural state. Human beings have never had the luxury of choosing between an untouched interior self and the necessary vulnerabilities
of achievement in the outer world. To run from vulnerability is to attempt to immobilize
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