Ongoing Weekly Online Programs: Guided/Group Companioning
Mondays 9:30 – 10:30 PST ( contact annmcglone@me.com )
Tuesdays 12:00 – 1:00 pm PST www.stillpointca.org
Wednesdays 11:30 – 12:30 PST ( contact annmcglone@me.com)
BSF Connect (Monthly – Open to those with Level I experience) Online – Third Monday of each Month – 10AM – 12PM Central Time – This informal offering provides a time for deepening understanding of biospiritual focusing with others through embodied practice, sharing, questions, and discussion.
Zoom link available through the monthly newsletter/email. Email bsfconnect20@gmail.com to be placed on the mailing list
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Online Program: Companioning Practice and Supervision Program (Level III)
The nature of the evening is such that we arrive, take a moment for grounding, and then offer it up to the group as to who would like to practice as companion and who might like to be companioned. We will have the ability to break out into smaller groups on given nights. After the focusing session, we all come back to the space for discussion and questions that allow for deeper learning of the practice. This helps all those wishing to use this tool in their own practice or ministry to further their knowledge and more so, their confidence, to begin using biospiritual focusing as an aide to delving further into the healing process with all they serve.
Dates for 2023: Third Monday of every month from 5:00 to 6:30 pm EST
January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17, May 15, June 19, July 17,
August 21, September 18, October 16, November 20, December 18
Offered by: Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085
Please contact Donna O’Connor at deejam@comcast.net. for more information and registration
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Online: Rediscovering the Lost Body Connection – An 8-week Book Study & Practicum (Level II )
In this eight-week in-depth study and practicum, we will explore the practice of BioSpiritual Focusing, based on the book written by Fr. Peter A. Campbell, Ph.D. and Fr. Edwin M. McMahon, Ph.D, entitled, Rediscovering the Lost Body-Connection Within Christian Spirituality. Each evening will highlight key topics of specific chapters and include a group discussion on these topics and chapters. Also, we will offer actual focusing sessions led by experienced companions. Over the course of this study, you will become more aware of the sacred story you carry in your own body and the movement of grace in your life.
Prerequisite: Basic familiarity with BioSpiritual Focusing is necessary, BioSpiritual Focusing: Day of Presence or Weekend Retreat is recommended.
You will also need to have a copy of Rediscovering the Lost Body-Connection Within Christian Spirituality.
When: March 1 – April 26 Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $130.00
Registration: Register
Program Leaders: Mike Smoocla and Donna O’Connor
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On-site: Praying with the Whole Self
“God looked at everything he had made and found it very good” (Gen 1:31). BioSpiritual Focusing is a way of opening the whole of ourselves—mind, body, and spirit—to a deeper connectedness with God, others, and self. Join us to learn more about how gently being with what is present within your embodied self can open the door to a deeper story—and to a greater sense of wholeness. This practice is simple yet profound. It can be helpful for anyone—young child to senior. It requires no more than showing up and a willingness to engage contemplatively with what is going on within. And the potential for transformation and growth unfolds in the process.
Where: Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio Texas
When: March 6, 2023 9:30am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $80.00
Registration: : OST.EDU/EVENTS
Program Leader: Debbie Sheehan
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On-Site Program: Praying With the Whole Self (Level I)
“God looked at everything he had made and found it very good” (Gen 1:31). BioSpiritual Focusing is a way of opening the whole of ourselves—mind, body, and spirit—to a deeper connectedness with God, others, and self. Join us to learn more about how gently being with what is present within your embodied self can open the door to a deeper story—and to a greater sense of wholeness. This practice is simple yet profound. It can be helpful for anyone—young child to senior. It requires no more than showing up and a willingness to engage contemplatively with what is going on within. And the potential for transformation and growth unfolds in the process.
Host: St. Benedict Center
When: March 25 , 2023 – 10:00am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $45
Registration: Registration
Program Leaders: Jane King and Debbie Sheehan
On-Site: Love: The Living Heartbeat of BioSpirituality (Level I)
The scriptures tell us that God is Agape—unconditional Love. And that we are made in the likeness and image of God.
As Christians, we are called to reflect God’s image into this world, but how do we do this?
In this retreat we will explore how Love, like Charity must begin at home; that the physical experience of love and affection, as we experience it in our own bodies, can facilitate the transition from control and hyper rationality into allowing the larger mystery of God, to guide and lead us into becoming the person God always intended us to be.
Exploring the many dimensions of Love opens a pathway to Grace that we instinctually hunger for.
Prior experience of Focusing and/or BioSpirituality will be an advantage but not a necessity.
Where: St Joseph Center, Spirituality Building 434 S. Batavia Street, Orange, CA
When: April 14-15, 2023 10:00am-4:30 pm
Cost: $110 for retreat only; $140 retreat + lunches
Registration and information: https://www.thecsd.org/events/love-the-living-heartbeat-of-biospirituality/
Program Leaders: John Keane(in person), Sr. Jeanne Fallon CSJ, and Fr. David Robinson SJ
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5 Day Guided BioSpiritual Focusing Silent Retreat
We invite you to come and explore the beauty of the Ards Peninsula in Donegal, allowing the natural surroundings, the sea, and the mountains to reconnect and guide you into the gift of living directly and freshly from your own body.
In this silent guided retreat, we will explore the practice of BioSpiritual Focusing as based on the work of Eugene Gendlin and further developed by Frs. Pete Campbell and Ed McMahon. Participants will attend morning group sessions of learning and discussion, and each afternoon, will meet one-on-one with a Focusing Companion. There will be evening sessions for discussions, providing observations and opportunities for questions regarding the process of BioSpiritual Focusing. As you participate in this life-giving and life-changing experience over the course of the 5 days, you will become more and more aware of the sacred story you carry in your own body and the movement of grace in your life.
When: May 12 -17, 2023
Where: Ards Retreat Centre, Creeslough, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, Ireland
Cost: €400 includes accommodation, all meals plus tea/coffee as required.
Contact: info@ardsfriary.ie
Facilitated by: Fr Philip Baxter, John Keane (International Director of the BioSpiritual Institute) and the Ards Team.
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On-Site: Journeying Further – Level 2
This weekend retreat is for those who have already had a basic introduction to BioSpiritual Focusing and seek to better understand how to be open to a more profound connection with God, self, and others. Deepening this gentle, embodied practice holds the potential for greater awareness and transformation. If you have experienced this practice, you are aware that, while it is simple, it is grace-filled. Join us to learn more. Our time will include presentations, partnered focusing as well as prayer and reflection.
Where: St. Benedict Center, Schuyler, NE 68661 402.352.2177
When: May 19 – 21, 2023 Friday 7:30 – Sunday after lunch
Cost: $229.23 Single/214.05 Double
Registration: Register Here
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On-Site/Online Program: Rediscovering the Lost Body Connection – An Experiential Book Study Program (Level II)
Dates: August 5 – November 18, 2023.
Where/When: St. Benedict Center: Beginning Gathering – Saturday, August 5, 2023 – Zoom sessions -Sunday afternoons Aug 20, Sep 10, Sep 24, Oct 8, Oct 22, Nov 5 – 2PM-4PM. Closing Gathering – Saturday, November 18, 2022 9:30AM-1:00PM. The Beginning Gathering and Closing Gathering will be held at the St. Benedict Center– with an option for Zoom for anyone unable to come to the Center. Basic familiarity with Biospiritual Focusing is required.
BioSpiritual Focusing enables us to find doorways into transformation in our relationship with God, self, and others – a growing sense of connectedness within the Whole Christ where we know ourselves gifted by the Holy. While
the practice begins simply with developing the gentle habit of noticing and nurturing important feelings, this experiential book study will offer an ever- deepening engagement and bring new understanding.
The facilitators will be Debbie Sheehan, Jane King & Sally Carlson who are experienced spiritual directors, retreat leaders and well- practiced in BioSpiritual Focusing.
Total Cost: $225.00(Includes program fee, meals on August 6 and November 9, and taxes) ( Participants are responsible for buying their own copy of Rediscovering the Lost Body Connection Within Christian Spirituality by Edwin M. McMahon, PhD and Peter A. Campbell, PhD)
Register/Information: Register Here /Call 402-352-8819, ext. 360,
Email: Retreats@StBenedictCenter.com
Go Online: www.StBenedictCenter.com
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On-Site: 5-Day Guided BioSpiritual Focusing Weeklong Retreat
In this silent guided retreat, we will explore the practice of BioSpiritual Focusing as based on the work of Eugene Gendlin and further developed by Frs. Pete Campbell and Ed McMahon. Participants will attend morning group sessions of learning and discussion, and each afternoon, will meet one-on-one with a Focusing Companion. There will be two optional evening discussions, providing observations and opportunities for questions regarding the process of BioSpiritual Focusing. Silence during the rest of the day is suggested, as in any directed retreat. As you participate in this life-giving and life-changing experience over the course of the week, you will become more and more aware of the sacred story you carry in your own body and the movement of grace in your life.
Where:Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center, Mill Street, Westfield,MA 01085
When: August 24 – 29, 2023 Begins with supper at 6:00pm on Thursday and concludes at 11:00 am on Tuesday
Cost $650 Deposit $150. Balance due 10 days prior to start of retreat.
Register: Retreat Reservations
Leaders: Sr. Elizabeth Oleksak, SP, Foundress of Genesis, along with Becky Crane, Kathy Irr, Donna O’Connor, Mike Smoolca
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On-Site: BioSpiritual Focusing Multi-Day Silent Retreat (Level II)
Dates: Saturday, September 24 – Friday September 29, 2023
Where: St. Benedict Center, 1126 Road I, PO Box 528, Schuyler, NE 68661-0528
Come to the quiet . . .where noticing and receiving with openness all that is most real within can lead to greater freedom and transformation. Bless yourself with a few days to simply be present and receive insight, healing, sense of connection or whatever is most needed now. Allow yourself to be gifted by God as you open yourself to the Great Love that holds and graces all.
This retreat will feature a morning gathering each day with an emphasis on deepening your understanding of biospiritual focusing as well as an opportunity for one-on-one spiritual direction each afternoon. The remainder of our time will be in silence — a spacious, open time of attention and connection with God, self and others.The retreat directors will be Debbie Sheehan, Jane King, Margie Walker, & Marisa Gilbert who are experienced spiritual directors and retreat leaders well practiced in biospiritual focusing.
Cost:$ 676.55 ( Single )
Registration: Register Here /Call 402-352-8819, ext. 360,
Email: Retreats@StBenedictCenter.com
Go Online: www.StBenedictCenter.com
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On-Site: BioSpiritual Focusing in Spiritual Direction (6 month program)
This Level III program is for spiritual directors seeking to deepen their understanding of biospiritual focusing as well as how to help those they see for direction become more attentive to their embodied experience of God. We will begin with time together (in person) at St. Benedict Center – October 17 – 19, 2023, followed by five monthly 2 hr-Zoom sessions as well as partnered focusing with other participants between Zoom sessions and individual focusing sessions with facilitators.
Beginning Residency – at St. Benedict Center, October 17, 2023, 5:00 p.m. – October 19, 2023, 4:00 p.m.
Five Monthly Zoom Sessions November 2023 – April 2024 (No sessions in December)
Partnered Focusing – individual focusing sessions of with presenters and other participants between zoom sessions.
Total Cost: $750 (includes program fee, guest room, meals and taxes).
If no bedrooms available, call retreat center to be put on a waiting list.
Please complete and submit the application form here.
For more information, email bsfconnect20@gmail.com.
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