Online via Zoom

Cost:  $60

Wednesday evenings

February 21 - May 1 , 2024

(no class will be held on March 27)

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Mountain Time 

Scholarships are available

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Class Description: 

In the introduction to the Wisdom Way of Knowing, Cynthia Bourgeault explains that the purpose of the book is to introduce us to the Wisdom tradition as a clear vision of human purpose and to show us how to use the teachings of Wisdom to transform our own life.  She says that this book is for anyone who is searching for a deeper meaning in their life which their own belief system has not provided. Furthermore, she provides us with the “tools of Wisdom”, practices that will awaken our whole being to the Ultimate Reality.

In this course, we will read The Wisdom Way of Knowing, a chapter a week, in a contemplative manner, seeking insight, wisdom, and guidance for our spiritual journey.   We will spend our time together in class sharing our insights, reflections, and responses to the reading.   In addition to engaging with the reading, we will have two class sessions (March 20 & May 1) devoted entirely to Wisdom practices.  These two sessions will be facilitated by Heather Ruce and Joy Andrews Hayter who are both experienced teachers of Wisdom practices and Centering Prayer.   Get information about the class format here. 

Note:  This class requires the purchase of The Wisdom Way of Knowing by Cynthia Bourgeault.

About the facilitators:
 

JoAnn Rivera has been a volunteer with Contemplative Outreach for more than 20 years, serving the community in a variety of ways.  She is a presenter for the Centering Prayer Introductory Workshops and had facilitated Spiritual Journey classes for many years.  In 2021, she participated in two of Cynthia Bourgeault’s online wisdom schools — the Introductory Wisdom School and The Divine Exchange. Recently she attended a Centering Prayer Wisdom Retreat which was led by Heather Ruce and Joy Andrews Hayter.

Heather Ruce, M.A. is a Wisdom Spiritual Director who offers Wisdom Practice Circles, Retreats, and Wisdom Schools focused on the expansive Christian Wisdom Tradition. She works within the lineage of Wisdom Teacher Cynthia Bourgeault, whom she has been a student of for over a decade. Heather weaves her Masters in Marital & Family Therapy and training in Somatic Experiencing, Organic Intelligence & Spiritual Direction into her teaching and guidance in various Wisdom practices in service of waking up and putting on the Mind of Christ. Find out more at heatherruce.com

Joy Andrews Hayter, Ph.D. is a spiritual director whose offerings include Centering Prayer and other contemplative practices of the Christian Wisdom tradition. These practices encourage us  to lean into the Love that is constantly being offered within a relational web of Sacred Unity. As a scientist, she sees in the physical world an expression of that love. Joy regularly offers retreats on Centering Prayer, often emphasizing the incarnational nature of the Christian path. She recently published The Cosmic Web: Hope for Our World Through Science and Spirituality. You can find more about her at joyfulfillment.com.