rcwms|Resource Center for Women & Ministry in the South, Inc.
Weaving feminism & spirituality into a vision of justice for the world
Via Zoom. Activist Karen Ziegler recognizes that right now there is tremendous heroism, from healthcare workers and first responders and so many others who are making life possible right now. Those of us not on the front lines may be doing difficult inner work, facing ourselves in new ways, developing fresh compassion for ourselves and […]
Topic: Roles We Play Leader: Nancy Carpaccio Participants will receive a zoom link prior to the event.
Via Zoom. Do all major world religions have the same goals? No!! The differences are critical to understand so we can foster interfaith cooperation and meet common goals. We will read and discuss Stephen Prothero’s book God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World and learn more about each tradition. This […]
This is a three-session workshop about making art out of the STUFF of our everyday lives. Nothing bought, nothing ordered-only what you can find! Holsenbeck is excited about this new teaching adventure. She says: "I want to teach this class because I am curious about what we will find and then what we will be […]
Via Zoom. Any parents out there struggling with all the juggling? Let’s carve out some time to reflect and recharge. Through a series of writing prompts, we’ll have space to be creative, vent, and let out whatever needs to be expressed. We’ll witness and validate our whole selves and each other. This workshop is geared […]
The Women's Room: A Time for Reflection and Support During Challenging Times Via Zoom Imagine a virtual space where you can share your feelings and thoughts, in confidence, with other women. It is possible, even virtually, to feel more connected. You will be welcomed, respected, and heard. This is a time to reach out, even […]
Embracing Uncertainty: Mindfulness for Developing a Resilient Inner Core (Via Zoom) This workshop offers a deeper exploration of several practices and concepts explored in the Mindfulness for Resilience workshop in April. We are all facing a lot of uncertainty about the coming months as we move toward an unknown new normal. This workshop teaches practical […]
Via Zoom. Do you want to feel more connected? More energetic? More "in the flow?" Are you calm and peaceful even when those around you are not? The somatic experiencing process helps clients build resiliency, not by telling the story, which often retraumatizes, but by touching into the trauma without going into overwhelm. In this […]
Via Zoom. The Enneagram (“ennea” is Greek for nine) is a clear map revealing nine distinct ego structures the connections between them, and the direction for individual growth and transformation. The uniqueness of this system lies in its ability to clearly identify motivations beneath behaviors. It brings to consciousness “why we do what we do” […]
Join Laurel for the first full reading of her short story "That Other Story," winner of the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize, in which Tomby, a young Marine, risks entering an off-limits dive that turns out to be far more risky than he'd imagined. The story became a chapter in her novel-in-progress, "Art of the Sextant" […]
Via Zoom. Flash: it’s crystalline and compelling. Many literary journals look for it, many writers want to know what it is and how to write it. In this three-hour online workshop for beginning to seasoned writers of memoir or fiction, you’ll learn about the form that stands proud in its brevity and that can boost […]
In this third series of live online writing workshops taking place on June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Carol will create a safe space and time to explore our fast-changing world, and the rush of feelings that are constantly rising within us. Through carefully selected prompts and exercises, she will invite us to reflect, pay […]