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February 2019
Practices for Living Deeply: Acceptance
PRACTICES FOR LIVING DEEPLY is bi-yearly opportunity to explore spiritual practices from multiple traditions that will deepen your experience of inspired living. Led by Kay Costley-White and Therese Des Camp, this weekend event is open to all. The theme for this event will be Acceptance. We'll explore these questions and more: What's the difference between resignation and acceptance, why does acceptance matter to our inner and outer health--and, most importantly, what practices can help shift us toward open acceptance without turning us…
Find out more »April 2019
Dead Crow at the Langham!
Art Joyce's original drama Dead Crow--with music by composer and guitarist Noel Fudge--is coming to Kaslo as part of the Convergence Writers' Weekend pre-events. Slated for Friday, April 26th at 7 p.m., the eponymous Dead Crow is a shadowy watcher with a bad attitude, capable of human or corvid form, and just about as snarky as a tens-of-thousands-of-years-old creature should be, given what he's seen. Joyce is a founding member of the volunteer group that sponsors the Convergence Writers' Weekend in…
Find out more »June 2019
Joy Kogawa Speaks at Nikkei Centre
The Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre will host Joy Kogawa for an afternoon presentation and discussion on Saturday, June 8th, from 2-4. The Nikkei Centre is located at 306 Josephine in New Denver, B.C. Here's a link for more information: Nikkei Centre. Photo: Yukiko Onley
Find out more »Joy Kogawa Speaks at Nelson United Church
On Sunday, June 9th, at 3 p.m., Nelson United Church will be hosting a presentation by Joy Kogawa, to be followed by a discussion. Nelson United is at 602 Silica Street in Nelson. For more information, see this link: Nelson United Church. Photo: Yukiko Onley
Find out more »Joy Kogawa Speaks at Langham Cultural Centre
On Monday, June 10th, join Joy Kogawa at 7 p.m. at The Langham Cultural Centre in Kaslo, B.C. Joy's talk will be followed by discussion. For more information see this link: The Langham Cultural Centre. Photo: Yukiko Onley
Find out more »September 2019
Fall Retreat: Love and Suffering
The path of mystics, the path of depth, is always the result of love and suffering. Love itself draws us into suffering, because if we open ourselves to the vulnerability of love, we will inevitably suffer. So we're going to explore this most incarnate, blessed and painful way of life together. Our retreat will include multiple sits of Centering Prayer, a few talks, lectio divina on the selected texts, and of course some time to just be with each other.…
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