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SUMMARY:Keep on Keeping Track: Writing with Carol Henderson - 4 Mondays
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom. \nIn this second series of live online writing workshops taking place May 4\, 11\, 18\, and 25 (11:00 am-12:30 pm) 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 attention\, consider patterns in life that are being disrupted\, find hidden gifts\, and help us get in touch with what is essential. She will work with several aspects of craft and will encourage us to keep a daily written account\, even if only a list\, a moment\, a paragraph. Each session she will provide fresh material. Feel free to sign up again. New participants welcome. \nLeader: Carol Henderson is a writer and workshop leader. \nCost: $75 (sliding scale) \nRegistrants will receive a Zoom link prior to the event.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/keep-on-keeping-track-writing-with-carol-henderson-via-zoom-4-sessions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200510T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200510T140000
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SUMMARY:Taking Action for the Good of All\, with Karen Ziegler - 3 Sundays
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom. \nActivist 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 others\, and finding renewed energy for activism and for serving our neighbors. \nJoin her via zoom on Sunday afternoons\, May 10\, 17\, 24\, 2020\, from 12:00-2:00 pm\, to explore how we can continue to advocate for ourselves and others during these times. \nSession I: ACTIVISM AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICE\nThrough contemplation\, discussion\, and practice we will explore what activism is and how it relates to our spiritual traditions and practices.  All welcome regardless of faith\, lack of faith\, and experience or inexperience in taking action for political or social change. \n\n\n\n\n\nSession II: EVERYDAY ACTIVISM\nWe will explore what is happening on a local\, state\, and national level\, what change we want\, and how we might by simple actions help to tilt the balance toward justice. \n\n\nSession III: THE VIRUS AND THE ELECTION\nWe will explore how the COVID-19 virus and other current events might affect the 2020 election\, share the most effective and satisfying ways to get involved\, and take a deep dive into self care. \n\n\nLeader: Rev. Dr. Karen Ziegler is the lead organizer for Tuesdays with Tillis Indivisible. She served as the Senior Pastor of Metropolitan Community Church of New York\, a queer church\, in the early days of the AIDS epidemic\, and was formerly on the Board of Trustees of RCWMS. She is active in the Poor Peoples Campaign and is on a quest to connect her lifelong Christian\, Tantric\, and Buddhist study and practice to social and political action. \nCost: $30 (sliding scale) \nPurchase tickets below. We are offering three different  ticket prices to reflect the sliding scale. Select the ticket price that is right for you. \nRegistrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/taking-action-for-the-good-of-all-with-karen-ziegler-via-zoom-3-sundays/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T140000
DTSTAMP:20200427T153019Z
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SUMMARY:Art of Conscious Aging: A Group for Women (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Roles We Play \nLeader: Nancy Carpaccio \nParticipants will receive a zoom link prior to the event.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/art-of-conscious-aging-a-group-for-women-2020-05-12/
LOCATION:via Zoom\, Durham\, NC\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T141500
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SUMMARY:World Religions with Wakoh - 8 Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom. \nDo 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 8-session class over 16 weeks offers all the fun of a college comparative religions course\, designed to improve basic religious literacy\, with none of the high tuition or stress of tests or grading. We’ll meet twice a month on Zoom to discuss the readings (40-80 pp every 1-2 weeks)\, review free films and other resources in between\, and get to know worldviews other than your own.  \nLeader: Rev. Dr. Wakoh Shannon Hickey\, MA\, MDiv\, PhD\, is an experienced professor\, author\, and promoter of interfaith engagement. A priest of Soto Zen Buddhism\, she works currently for Hospice by the Bay in Northern California. Learn more about Wakoh here. \nThis live virtual event will take place on alternate Wednesdays\, from 1:00 to 2:15 pm EST (10:00 to 11:15 a.m PST). The dates are May 13\, May 27\, June 10\, June 24\, July 8\, July 22\, August 5\, and August 19. \nPurchase tickets below. Registrants will receive a Zoom link with the ticket confirmation for the event.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/world-religions-with-wakoh-via-zoom/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T150000
DTSTAMP:20200507T131732Z
CREATED:20200429T183506Z
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SUMMARY:Angels and Animals with Bryant Holsenbeck - Back by Popular Demand! 3 Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION: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 inspired to make. The techniques I have to teach are simple. Twisting\, tying\, wrapping\, and more!”  \nA participant in the first series had this to say: “Bryant’s generous sharing of her creative process was fun and very accessible. Creativity looks different for each of us and this workshop make ample room for that.  I loved the creative re-use of bits and scraps that I had around my house to make quirky critters.” \nWhat to bring: found objects\, cloth scraps\, something to wrap with. \n\nLeader: Bryant Holsenbeck is an internationally known environmental artist who lives in Durham\, NC\, and makes art out of stuff that other people throw away.\n\nCost: $60 – this covers all 3 sessions\n\nDates: May 13\, 20\, 27\, 2020\, 1:00-3:00 pm EDT\n\nRegistrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/angels-and-animals-with-bryant-holsenbeck-back-by-popular-demand/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T210000
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SUMMARY:Parents in Pandemic: A Writing Group - 4 Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom. \nAny 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 toward those with young children at home. You don’t need to consider yourself a writer to attend. \nTime: 4 Wednesdays\, May 13\, 20\, 27\, June 3\, 2020\, 8:00-9:00pm \nCost: Sliding scale\, $35-$60 \nLeader: Rebecca Welper\, MFA\, has a four-year-old\, and she needs this class as much as you do. \nRegistrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/parents-in-pandemic-a-writing-group-via-zoom-4-sessions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T113000
DTSTAMP:20200511T132526Z
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SUMMARY:The Women's Room: Reflection and Support with Lisa Baron - Canceled
DESCRIPTION:The Women’s Room: A Time for Reflection and Support During Challenging Times \nVia Zoom  \nImagine 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 if it’s out of your comfort zone to do so. Join us in the Women’s Room\, facilitated by Dr. Lisa Baron\, who has over 25 years of experience working with women and facilitating workshops\, groups and classes. In addition to discussion\, Lisa will provide exercises for journaling and reflection within the context of the group setting. Our group will be a place to explore our feelings and thoughts. We will also think about how we can discover personal meaning through this reflective time of being at home. Enter the Women’s Room…we will welcome you.   \nCost: $75 \nLeader: Dr. Lisa Baron is a social worker\, writer\, and workshop leader \nDates: May 14\, 21\, 28\, 2020\, Thursdays\, 10:00-11:30 am \nRegistrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation. \n 
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/the-womens-room-reflection-and-support-with-lisa-baron-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T143000
DTSTAMP:20200507T155545Z
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SUMMARY:Embracing Uncertainty with Jen Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Embracing Uncertainty: Mindfulness for Developing a Resilient Inner Core (Via Zoom) \nThis 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 skills for cultivating a resilient and unshakable inner core to sustain you through uncertain times. You’ll learn mindfulness practices to help you to develop self-trust and the capacity to be present with whatever arises. \nLeader: Jen Johnson is a mindfulness teacher\, coach and therapist. She has been working in the field of trauma throughout her career and is trained to teach resiliency skills following natural disasters. Learn more about Jen HERE. \nCost: $25 (scholarships and sliding scale available) \nRegistrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/embracing-uncertainty-with-jen-johnson/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200516T160000
DTSTAMP:20200506T200343Z
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SUMMARY:Coming Home to Yourself\, Again: Life Beyond Fight or Flight
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom. \nDo 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 2-hour workshop you will learn tools and information about your nervous system to grow your capacity by touching into your sensations\, feelings\, thoughts\, and perceptions without becoming activated. As with most things\, the way out is the way through. This workshop is about how to take the way through. \nA participant who took Jane’s workshop in April found it very helpful. She noted: “I learned some helpful things I didn’t know about how our central nervous systems get activated. I was able to immediately use the techniques Jane taught us and put them to work helping me calm myself when I get anxious\, which is happening alot in these anxious times.” \nLeader: New to Durham\, Jane Austin is a coach\, spiritual director\, and somatic experiencing practitioner (SEP). Jane has been working as an SEP since 2011 in many different settings.  \nCost: $25 \nContact: RCWMS\, 919-683-1236\, info@rcwms.org\, or Jane Austin\, jaustinsd@msn.com. \nRegistrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/coming-home-to-yourself-again-life-beyond-fight-or-flight/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T153000
DTSTAMP:20200511T165440Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to the ENNEAGRAM with Sandra Smith
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom. \nThe 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” and brings awareness to where our minds focus when we live life on automatic. As we deepen our self-awareness\, we become less reactive\, more curious and compassionate. Understanding the nine different filters and motivations allows us to be more patient with differing points of view\, cultivate more curiosity and lessen our judging.  \nThis workshop will help us better understand the following: each type’s first placement of attention and the associated blind spots; the world view and ego ideal of each of the nine types; inherent strengths of the types that include drawing from the resource points; and the three centers of intelligence. \nCost: $60 \nLeader: Sandra Smith\, MDiv\, is a certified Enneagram teacher in the Narrative Tradition who consults and teaches throughout North America. Learn more about her work HERE. \nRegistrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/introduction-to-the-enneagram-with-sandra-smith/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200528T203000
DTSTAMP:20200518T133227Z
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SUMMARY:Reading: Prize-winning Short Story by Laurel Ferejohn (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe story became a chapter in her novel-in-progress\, “Art of the Sextant” (working title)\, a tale of seeking belonging and home. \nLeader: Laurel is a writer and independent editor with publications of fiction\, memoir\, essays\, and poetry. “That Other Story” is published in the Thomas Wolfe Review (vol. 36) and served as the writing sample for her Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artist Award from the Durham Arts Council.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/reading-prize-winning-short-story-by-laurel-ferejohn-via-zoom/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200531T160000
DTSTAMP:20200520T174526Z
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SUMMARY:Flash Of Silver: A Writing Workshop with Laurel Ferejohn
DESCRIPTION:Via Zoom. \nFlash: 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 all your other writing. Enjoy creating to prompts\, with readings and discussion. And enjoy a virtual gathering in celebration of our diverse experience of creativity and resilience. Ahead of class\, the instructor will email examples of flash fiction and memoir (including one in-the-making!) and a list of thirty or more flash-friendly journals to read and to submit to. \nLeader: Laurel Ferejohn is a writer and independent editor with publications of flash fiction\, flash memoir\, a Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize–winning short story\, essays\, and poetry. She’s a believer in the power of writers coming together. \nCost: $25 \nParticipants will receive a Zoom link in the ticket confirmation. \n 
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/flash-of-silver-a-writing-workshop-with-laurel-ferejohn/
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