SOUL NOURISHMENT
Facilitated by: Rev. David Wallace and Rev. Diane Berke
Available by: Watch Online Recordings (learn more about videoconference)
Price: General Public: $ 100.00 | One Spirit Graduates: $ 90.00
Elective Credit: 1
With so much heartbreak in the world and with the increasing demands of our busy lives, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and alone–and to lose the inspiration that has invited us into joyful service and community. How can we best nourish our souls, remain connected to our calling and purpose, and live lives of contribution and meaning? Join Diane and David in a mini-retreat of reconnection that will incorporate practice, poetry, and prayer to encourage the soulful Presence that is at the core of our being.
In this mini-retreat, we will:
Talk together, listen together, move together, and practice together in community
Find retreat from our busy and stressed lives as we move into the safety and steadfast interplay of sacred listening and speech
Explore the work of the heart and the imagination with poems, journaling, and dialogue
Share the gifts of silence, practice, and the invitation to listen to the still, small voice within, and the celebrations of our common voice
Enjoy the rich experience of the One Spirit extended family, coming together in resonant inquiry and loving mindfulness
FACULTY:
Rev. David Wallace
Rev. David Wallace is an Interfaith Minister and teacher for One Spirit Interfaith Seminary. He is a graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, NM, and a lifelong student of the “great books” of philosophy and archetypal psychology. David has an extensive career in publishing and marketing, along with award-winning work through his own retail galleries. He has been a consultant to FAO Schwarz , was a founding board member of the teaching facility Miriam’s Well, in Saugerties, New York, and served on the worship committee and board of Judson Memorial Church in New York, where he has preached and taught centering prayer. An active officiant, David is also involved with the Alzheimer’s Association of NY, serves as a certified Spiritual Disaster Care Chaplain for the City of New York, and teaches electives on the sacred texts of both the Eastern and Western traditions for One Spirit.
Rev. Diane Berke
Rev. Diane Berke is the Founder and Spiritual Director of One Spirit Learning Alliance. Ordained as an interfaith minister in 1988, she is a respected pioneer in the field of interfaith/interspiritual education; this past June (2020) she stepped down after 18 years as Director of the One Spirit Seminary Training. Diane has worked closely with Andrew Harvey in his Institute for Sacred Activism, is a founding member of the Contemplative Alliance of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, and is a co-founder of Transformation 365, an online platform to introduce people to a broad range of contemplative practices. She is also a certified facilitator of the Circle of Trust® work of the Center for Courage and Renewal. Diane maintains a private practice in spiritual counseling/companionship and supervision of spiritual counseling students and practitioners. In addition, she is a licensed mental health counselor in New York State. A student and teacher of A Course in Miracles for over 30 years, Diane has led retreats and workshops on spiritual development throughout the United States and internationally. She is the author of several books and educational manuals, including Love Always Answers, The Gentle Smile, Developing and Deepening Your Spiritual Practice, and Forgiveness as a Path of Awakening. Diane is known for the clarity and wisdom of her teaching, the sincerity and depth of her compassion, and her ability to create exceptionally safe and nourishing learning and companioning spaces in which people can heal and blossom. She continues to actively serve One Spirit as a "spiritual grandmother" and guide.