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)

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Online Program: Companioning Practice and Supervision Program (Level III)

Dates: April 18, May 16, June 20, July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21, Dec. 19 (The third Monday of    every month, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm EST)

Offered by: Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085

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.

Please contact Donna O’Connor at deejam@comcast.net. for more information and registration

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On-Site: Guided BioSpiritual Focusing Weeklong Retreat

Offered by: Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085
Date: July 31 – August 6, 2022
Begins with supper at 6:00pm on Sunday and concludes with lunch at noon on Saturday.

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.

Registration: 413.562.3627
Cost – $670  Deposit $150.  Balance due 10 days prior to start of retreat.
Leaders: Becky Crane, Kathy Irr, Donna O’Connor, Mike Smoolca

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On-Site/Online Program: Rediscovering the Lost Body Connection – An Experiential Book Study Program (Level II)

Dates:  August 6 – November 19, 2022.
Where/When: St. Benedict Center: Beginning Gathering – Saturday, April 6, 20226 – Zoom sessions – Sunday afternoons from 2:00PM-4:00PM (Aug. 21, Sept. 11, Sept. 25, Oct. 9, Oct. 23, Nov. 6) Closing Gathering – Saturday, November 19, 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 ( 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: Call 402-352-8819, ext. 360,
Email: Retreats@StBenedictCenter.com
Go Online: www.StBenedictCenter.com

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On-Site: BioSpiritual Focusing Multi-Day Silent Retreat (Level II)

Dates: Saturday, August 13 – Thursday, August 18, 2022
Where: St. Benedict Center, 1126 Road I, PO Box 528, Schuyler, NE 68661-0528

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, Margie Walker, & Marisa Gilbert who are experienced spiritual directors and retreat leaders well practiced in biospiritual focusing.

Cost: $ 655.95 (Single)
Registration:Call 402-352-8819, ext. 360,
Email: Retreats@StBenedictCenter.com
Go Online: www.StBenedictCenter.com

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Online: BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence

Offered by: Contemplative Outreach Atlanta
Date: September 10, 2022
Time: 9:30 am – 2:00 pm ( EDT )

Discover a deeper awareness of healing and wisdom accessible to each of us through our bodies. During this day we’ll establish BioSpiritual Focusing’s place in Body Awareness Practice and then progressively and experimentally introduce participants to the focusing concepts which will conclude with a demonstration and discussion of Focusing. Participants will be invited to welcome and hold their feelings with curiosity and loving care in order to achieve integration into greater wholeness. The day provides the necessary foundations to pursue further practice and study of BioSpiritual Focusing.
Cost: $25
To Register:  Book Here

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On-Site: BioSpiritual Focusing: Book Study and Practicum

Offered by: Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085
Dates: Wednesdays, September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm

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, available at the Genesis Book Store. Each evening will entail group discussion on the topics of specific chapters, followed by actual focusing sessions led by experienced facilitators. 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: BioSpiritual Focusing: Day of Presence or Weekend Retreat

Registration: 413.562.3627
Cost – $240
Leaders: Sr. Elizabeth Oleksak, SP, Becky Crane, Kathy Irr, Annemarie O’Connor, Donna O’Connor

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On-Site and Online: The Many Faces of Beauty:
A Sensory Experience of BioSpiritual Focusing
Offered by: Center for Spiritual Development, 434A South Batavia Street, Orange, CA 92868–3907
Date: October 29, 2022
Time: 9:00 AM (Pacific time ) – 3:00 pm

Most therapeutic practices in the modern world, that have aimed to bring balance and well-being into people’s lives, have focused on removing difficult or painful feelings from an individual’s experience. The ‘work’ began from a place of dis-comfort or pain and attempted to bring a remedy to the problem(s) at hand. Focusing begins from a different perspective. The issue is not one of ‘fixing’ a problem, but rather one of open and receptive attention to the ‘felt sense’ within the body, which is not an ‘enemy’ but a ‘teacher,’ helping to illuminate the depths of what our body’s knowledge can teach us.
This retreat can enhance the Focusing resources of experienced practitioners but will also introduce those new to Focusing to an exciting area of exploration that can be a benefit to anyone in their personal path of self-learning and growth. This program will be offered both in person and via Zoom. The Zoom option is available only to those who have experience with Focusing. We ask that those who are new to Focusing attend in person. (See www.thecsd.org for more details.)
Cost: $50.00 ( in person or online )
To Register: Call (714) 744-3172, email thecsd@csjorange.org
or go online at: www.thecsd.org