Guides for Practicing Democracy
Democracy is more than a form of government. It is a way of life that can be strengthened through spiritual practices—both those traditionally considered to be “inner work” and those that encourage active engagement with our neighbors and communities. The Practicing Democracy Guides give you specific ways to practice democracy at home, at work, on the Internet, and in other settings.
March Practice: Dive Under Emotions
Engaging online with images and stories about important democratic matters can kindle strong emotions. Sometimes the emotions are joyful; other times fear and anxiety are triggered. The adrenaline rushes of these responses can be overwhelming.
Sacred Cosmos: Faith and Science
Partnering with the Center for Interfaith Relations, we are a proud supporter of the The 24th Annual Festival of Faiths, held April 25-27, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky, and this gave us the opportunity to create a special resource list for conference attendees and our online community.
Wisdom 2.0 Annual Conference
Wisdom 2.0 addresses the great challenge of our age: to not only live connected to one another through technology, but to do so in ways that are beneficial to our own well-being, effective in our work, and useful to the world.
Through our series of conferences, meet-ups, and workshops, Wisdom 2.0 strives to bring this conversation to the world in an accessible, innovative, and inclusive way.
The Fetzer Institute is proud to return as a presenting sponsor and to celebrate 10 years of Wisdom 2.0.
Spirituality and Community
What spiritual presence or practice do you bring to the communities you belong to and why? Fetzer gathered people from various traditions to talk about how they nurture the spiritual dimension while in community. View the whole series, here.
Long Summer Sabbath with SoulCollage®
SoulCollage® is a simple intuitive process of creating many small collages and then giving voice to the images to discover their identity and the wisdom they carry. It is an imaginative, contemplative way to access one’s inner journey. Deep listening to the stirrings within bring the joy of coming home to the life we are meant to live.
Short Summer Sabbath with SoulCollage®
SoulCollage® is a simple intuitive process of creating many small collages and then giving voice to the images to discover their identity and the wisdom they carry. It is an imaginative, contemplative way to access one’s inner journey. Deep listening to the stirrings within bring the joy of coming home to the life we are meant to live.
Writing from the Body
“Imagination is evidence of the divine,” wrote poet and visionary William Blake more than 200 years ago. And yet we experience the world, imagine, and create through our very human bodies. In this retreat designed for artists and dreamers of every ilk, we will drop into the body and connect to the deepest parts of ourselves from which we all too often disassociate in our creative work.
Resilience Retreat: Cultivating Courage to Create Inclusive Cultures
AdvocatesROC encourages the study classical philosophical works for personal reflection and professional development. This retreat will facilitate critical group and individual reflection on personal resilience by immersing participants in the review of African-American slave narratives and contemporary critical race theory.
February Practice: Consider Interbeing
Everything relies on everything else in the cosmos in order to manifest—whether a star, a cloud, a flower, a tree, or you and me. —Thich Nhat Hanh
A key principle of democracy is that individuals seek to advance the common good. Why this is important becomes clearer when we remind ourselves of the web of connections that thread through every aspect of our lives. As Thich Nhat Hanh writes,