All times listed are Eastern Standard Time – See links below to join us in the Sanctuary

9:30 am – Morning Meditation Video
Rev. Susan can’t be with us today for Contemplating Poetry Using Lectio Divina. She will be back on March 31. We hope you will join us as we come together in meditation to start our day in meditation. Morning meditation lays a foundation of calmness and balance for the day ahead. It helps open the door to the love and clarity found within.

10:15 am – Weekly Gathering – Rev. Erica West
Topic:  “Aging, Loss and Enlightenment”

Description: Reflections from the “messy middle” on how aging and chronic pain serve as spiritual teachers on the path to enlightenment. Their wisdom teaches us how to release the small self with all its attachments and reunite with the Higher Self.

Reading:  Audrey Whitehead will read from The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh, Chapter 18 The Three Dharma Seals & Tao Te Ching, Verse 16.

11:30 am –Weekly Fellowship Time – Rev. George Maddox
This is the time when Awakening Together gathers in fellowship as a community. We share what is on our hearts and minds from the recent homily or anything else that is truly inspiring us.

12:00 pm – Random Love Songs – Rev. Kelly Barber
We are often touched deeply and moved by Spirit through the vehicle of music. During Kelly’s program, she will randomly choose a song from her iTunes Library to play. If there is a YouTube video available, she will share that as well. She will then contemplate and explore with everyone, what messages and guidance it holds for each of us. Join us as we tune in to Channel WGOD and listen to songs with the heart!!

12:30 pm – God Through Audz – Audrey Whitehead
Join Audsie for her program ‘God through Audz’ as she reads and contemplates from Guiding Ollie Through “A Course in Miracles” Book One. It is directed and compiled by Rev. Devan Jesse Byrne. Experience the teachings of the first 60 Workbook Lessons of A Course in Miracles in a crisp, new, and child-like way.

1:00 pm – Sacred Inquiry – Rev. Shawna Summers
Rev. Shawna demonstrates the art of Sacred Inquiry in real-time. Join her as she asks to see with Clarity, questioning each layer of the thinking mind, to see what beliefs are hidden in the sub-conscious. She opens deeper into beginners’ mind with humble curiosity. This is an evolving process, as she discerns for the vibrational level of each thought, exposing the source. She invites all listening to join her in their own Inquiry to experience the strength of this powerful and often surprising spiritual practice.

1:30 pm – Freedom Practice Sangha – Facilitated by Rev. Kate Brennan
Following the recent Awakening Together online retreats it has become clear that many feel called to dive into intensive follow-up work. While the practice of unearthing and looking directly at our individual beliefs is primarily solitary in nature, we all recognize that the sharing of that work with others who are undergoing the same process can be enormously beneficial and supportive. This is a time of sharing our inquiries, insights and challenges, listening to others, or just knowing that we are in community, as we find that undefended place within ourselves that longs to be free.

2:30 pm – 4:45 pm The Sanctuary Is Closed

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Look below for helpful links.

1:00 – 3:00 pm – CANCELLED for TODAY!
Self-Inquiry Dyad Practice – Facilitated by Rev. Anne Blanchard and Yvonne Unger.
This practice will return next Saturday, March 23.

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All times listed are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.

How to Enter the Sanctuary

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Look below for helpful links.

7:30 – 8:30 am – Being Aware of Awareness Meditation – Facilitated by Rev. Anne Blanchard
This program provides an opportunity to be in community with others who feel to find that place of no place, that attention to our natural attentiveness, that innate humanness that can often be overlooked. Rev. Anne Blanchard facilitates this program on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7:30 – 8:30 am ET by leading participants through gently guided Being Aware of Awareness meditation.

3:00 – 4:00 pm – Nisargadatta Maharaj: Contemplating “I am That” – Facilitated Rev. Anne Blanchard
In this program, we contemplate the teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj together. “Between the banks of pain and pleasure the river of life flows. It is only when the mind refuses to flow with life and gets stuck at the banks, that it becomes a problem.” – Nisargadatta Maharaj

While the impetus for this program was born from the power and the clarity of the practice of the Minister Preparation Program curriculum, “The Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj,” in which his pointings were contemplated, the desire is to share in this practice with all at Awakening Together regardless of any prior familiarity with the teachings of this Indian Master. So whether you have taken the MPP class or are brand new to these teachings, you are warmly invited to join in and see how Nisargadatta speaks to you.

SANCTUARY CLOSED AT 4:00 pm ET

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.

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7:30 – 8:30 am – Meditation Exploration with Rev. Rhoda Makled
This program, on Tuesdays and Thursdays,  provides an opportunity to meditate in community with others who feel to explore the Truth of what we are. Rev. Rhoda Makled gently guides participants through a meditation practice. The meditation practices may include any of the following, but are not limited to a specific style:

• Being Aware of Awareness
• Do Nothing
• Self-Inquiry
• Beingness
• Radiance Sutras
• Sound
• Loving Consciousness
• Contemplation

2:00-4:00 pm – Gentle Healing Year 3 –  Facilitated by Rev. Susan Telford
Rev. Susan guides a group of committed students through year 3 of Gentle Healing who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly on Thursdays at 2-4 pm ET and all members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings. This class is based on The Seven Steps to Awakening.

6:00-7:00 pm – Gentle Healing Year 3 – Facilitated by Rev. Cyndi Krupp
Rev. Cyndi guides a group of committed students through year 3 of Gentle Healing who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly on Thursdays at 6-7 pm ET. All members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings. This class is based on The Seven Steps to Awakening.

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All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Look below for helpful links.

7:30 – 8:30 am – Being Aware of Awareness Meditation – with Rev. Anne Blanchard
This program provides an opportunity to be in community with others who desire to find that place of no place, that attention to our natural attentiveness, that innate humanness that can often be overlooked. Anne Blanchard facilitates this program on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. ET by leading participants through gently guided Being Aware of Awareness meditation.

12:00 pm – I Think, Therefore… – with Rev. Cyndi Krupp
In this program, Rev. Cyndi explores how we can use the Conditioning Loop (What I think, I see, what I see, I experience, what I experience I think) to shine a light on how the little self works to keep us in the dark. She uses personal stories, contemplations, and wisdom teachings. Join Cyndi in using the world that we see and the thoughts that we think to Awaken Together.

12:30 pm – Living the Undefended Surrender Experiment – with Rev. Rhoda Makled
With humor, love, and open-hearted awareness Rev. Rhoda Makled is exploring her own take on the Surrender Experiment as coined by Michael Singer. Raw, authentic, and faithfully she uncovers the path to living as the undefended Heart.

Rev. Rhoda will dig into topics she is exploring in her life such as what it means to live the experiment of being surrendered. Feeling every feeling and seeing every thought she can, Rhoda will share the journey of studying, journaling, contemplating, being inspired by, and surrendering to Truth. Inspired by so many teachers including those here at Awakening Together, Rhoda will share her contemplations and invites you to join and discuss your experience with your own surrender experiment. This undefended dialogue with Inner Wisdom is just one more way to observe as the self is undone–the intention being to leave space only for awareness of Awareness and release everything that covers Truth.

1:00 pm –  Unfiltered – with Rev. Anne Blanchard
Rev. Anne Blanchard shares her experience of purification and awakening, unfiltered and as it happens. Raw, reflective, brave, and infused with clarity, Anne’s open honesty inspires us all to dive deep into the spiritual journey instead of simply skimming the surface.

2:00 pm – Get Curious with Tina – with by Tina Brown
Walk with me and ask the unquestionable questions. Inquire about the different principles of God. Go to Source with me and look to the Holy Spirit for Answers. Asking for discernment, clarity, and the willingness to be wrong. I need you to help me awaken! I’m willing, are you?

2:30 pm – Doreen’s CSI: Back to the Basics – with Rev. Doreen Bonnet
Join Rev. Doreen Bonnet as she uses the tools of CSI….contemplation, silence (meditation), and inquiry. Using her spiritual aspiration as a pointer, Doreen calls upon Inner Wisdom to navigate life and share her discoveries.

3:00 pm – Seven Steps & Out of the Stillness – with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers
Have you ever wanted to see inside someone else’s mind and heart as they journeyed toward spiritual awakening? Have you ever wondered what obstacles they faced, what inquiries they used, or what insights they experienced? If so, this program is perfect for you. Each week, Regina Dawn Akers shares from her published journal, Out of the Stillness. It was written as a personal journal over 8½ years as she contemplated quotes from spiritual masters and practiced the insight she realized through contemplation. The quotes Regina contemplated were collected by Michael Langford and published in The Seven Steps to Awakening. Both books are used in this program.

4:00 -5:30 pm – Awakening Together Sanctuary is Closed.

5:30 pm – The Yoga Mind – with Jeff Bailey
It’s our yoga to identify and remove the barriers to Love’s Light. And when do we practice? Always and now, the only time there is. This timeless formula, which uses time to save time, has shaped my yoga and given meaning to every detail of my life. I hope you’ll join me for these short and sweet interludes where we come to heal. We’ll draw mostly from deep themes in A Course in Miracles to set the backdrop for us to identify, share, and give up the shadows to Love’s Light.

6:00 pm – A Lot to Say About Nothing – with by Rev. Billy Sintiris
In this program, Rev. Billy will expand on Awakening Together’s Core Value Number One by utilizing inspirational writings by various authors, including awakened masters, poets, and personal guests. Words alone, being subject to duality, cannot transform in and of themselves. But when paired with looking within, we can go beyond their limits. “A Lot to Say About Nothing” is about surrendering self (personal identity). Words, within their best intentions can create space for a split mind, but can only point to the Truth of the Whole Mind. He will look deeper into the many words used to take us home to the One.

6:30  pm – Gentle Healing Year 3 – Facilitated Rev. Sharon Hepburn
Rev. Sharon Hepburn facilitates this Gentle Healing Year 3 group and guides committed students who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. Year 3 is based on The Seven Steps to Awakening.

7:30 pm – Explorations of the Unbound – with Revs. Sharon Hepburn & Shawna Summers
This program will be a real time live contemplation between Revs. Shawna Summers and Sharon Hepburn. They will explore and unhinge what constricts opening to the joyous movement of the unbound.

8:00 pm – Joy Enfolding All in Love – with Laura “Joy” Bedford
Join Laura “Joy” Bedford as she joins in wholeness and worthiness with the Presence of God’s Unconditional Love and our True Divine Self. Laura Joy shares what is alive in her awareness during the program and enfolds it in Love if it seems to be different from the astounding and eternal Love of the Divine, so that it is dissolved and the Light that had been invested in it is returned to Source. Participants are warmly invited to join and share in Divine Presence and in opening to what Divine Love is revealing.

8:30 pm – Sanctuary is Closed

9:30 – Gentle Healing Year 1 – Facilitated by Rev. Michelle Costa
Rev. Michelle Costa guides a group of committed students who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly and all members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings.

Everyone willing to make a commitment to healing/awakening is invited to join this group. There is no need to sign up, just show up!

Sanctuary Closes at 11:30 pm ET/9:30 pm MT

Enter the Sanctuary or see the complete listing of speakers.
All times are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.

How to Enter the Sanctuary.