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New AT Discussion Forum Training Wednesday, Feb. 20 8:30-9:30 pm ET

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Our Forum Administrator, Aggie Mitchkoski, will offer a Forum training this Wednesday night, February 20, 8:30-9:30 pm ET.

Now that Awakening Together’s Discussion Forum is fully up and running and many of you have begun to use it, it is time for a hands-on, in- depth look at how to get the most out of the Forum. Aggie will share tips and insights on best practices and also address issues that Forum users have with navigating and posting in the Forum.

Gentle Healing participants will want to be sure to attend this meeting as it being used extensively for these groups.

Please plan to join Aggie for this informative training.

This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ February 17, 2019

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Join us at 10:15am ET / 7:15am PST for our Weekly Gathering with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers

Title: “Do You Know Who You Are Without Thought?”
Description: Rev. Regina Dawn Akers will explore how intricately defined we are by the thoughts we believe; how thoughts make up our sense of world, self and others; and how every bit of that definition is adult foolishness.
Reading: Rev. David Hemphill will read Tip 323 from Year 2 Gentle Healing:
*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15am ET in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Jay McCormick.

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Join us at 7:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm PT for The Guiding Light with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers

Regina is reading and sharing from The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi.

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John Mark Stroud

 Join us at 7:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm PT for the Satsang with John Mark Stroud

Jacquelyn Eckert will interview John Mark and we will be able to interact with him via Zoom. This is our second Satsang interview with John Mark Stroud. As you may know, he was the retreat leader at one of our previous Fall retreats. And we are happy to welcome him back for our February Satsang. If you don’t know about John Mark, you can check out his website at onewhowakes.org.

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Join us at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for Fully Human Fully Divine Satsang with Craig Holliday.

Craig Holliday continues his examination of what it means to be both free and human.

The Awakening Together Radio Is Down Until Further Notice.

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We are having technical difficulties with the Awakening Together Radio and it may take some time to correct these difficulties. Therefore, the AT Radio is down until further notice.

If you typically use the AT Radio to listen to the Sanctuary, you can come into the Sanctuary during open hours on a computer, tablet, or smart phone. You can also dial the Sanctuary on any phone by dialing 1-408-638-0986 or 1-646-876-9923. Be sure to use meeting ID number 862 361 2484 followed by the # sign twice. For more information about entering the Sanctuary please click here

Join Us For Our Guest Satsang with John Mark Stroud on February 17 at 7:30 pm ET

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John Mark StroudJoin us on February 17 at 7:30 pm ET as we join with our guest, John Mark Stroud for our first Satsang Interview on our new Zoom platform. You’ll be able to see John Mark and interact with him. This is our second Satsang interview with John Mark Stroud. As you may know, he was the retreat leader at our 2016 Fall Retreat. We are happy to welcome him back for our February Satsang.

John Mark relates this about his awakening experience: “In early 2011, I experienced a spiritual awakening.  It is sometimes referred to as Enlightenment.  That experience deeply and radically changed my life.  The months following the Enlightenment were spent in deep silence and stillness. Being a relative newcomer to the spiritual path, I also spent these months studying great teachings in order to place the awakening experience into a context that would allow the universal truth be communicated to all.  This truth passes all religion, dogma and creed. The truth about our very nature is Limitless, Eternal, All Loving, and Ever Present.”

To learn more about John Mark and his journey, visit his website at OneWhoWakes.org. This is guaranteed to be a joyful, helpful and interesting Satsang. We look forward to seeing you then!

 

Freedom From the Ego Retreat ~ March 11-15

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Freedom from the Ego Retreat

March 11-15, 2019
with Regina Dawn Akers
at the
Awakening Together Retreat House
in La Veta, Colorado

To the degree that you are unaware of ego, you are a slave to ego. It speaks in your mind as you, and you think it is you, so you talk, feel and act based on its deception. The way to become free of ego is, first and foremost, to become aware of its cunning messages.

At this retreat, you will learn to see how the ego tricks you into living from its guidance instead of from spiritual intuition. When you leave this retreat, you will see the ego more clearly than you did before. That will provide you with the opportunity to disregard ego, which is how you free yourself from it.

This retreat is led by Regina Dawn Akers. Regina will emphasize skills that help you transcend ego and recognize inner wisdom as the Voice that makes you happy.

Retreat Schedule

The retreat will begin at 10am on Monday, March 11 and end at 3pm on Friday, March 15. We recommend arriving in La Veta on or before Sunday, March 10 and departing on or after Saturday, March 16.

All guests are welcome to stay at the AT Retreat House for up to 28 days. Longer stays are possible with permission.
 

Retreat Fee: $200.
$50 non-refundable deposit.
Register
Retreat House lodging cost is separate
from the retreat fee.
Retreat House Rooms & Rates

This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ February 10, 2019

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Join us at 10:15am ET / 7:15am PST for our Weekly Gathering with Rev. Jay McCormick

Title: “Living In the World With Spirit”

Description: We are all growing in our radical honesty, our willingness, and our looking.  We still have jobs, relationships, and get groceries.  We still have all of the daily tasks that make up an average day.  How do we do all of these things and not just get caught in business or activity?  How are we to BE with our life in the world as we grow in our desire to awaken ?  What does ‘living in the world but not of the world’ really mean on a practical level?  How does this work ?  Such are the questions that will be explored with Spirit as we will allow Spirit to speak in the newness of moment.  Come and join us in this adventure of discovery.

Reader:  Michelle Hojnacki will read “Right Dilligence” from The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh.

*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15am ET in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Kate Brennan

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Join us at 7:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm PT for The Guiding Light with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers

Regina is reading and sharing from The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi.

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Join us at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for Fully Human Fully Divine Satsang with Craig Holliday.

Craig Holliday continues his examination of what it means to be both free and human.

Open for Registration – The Teachings of Inner Ramana

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This class is 3 weeks long.

The Teachings of Inner Ramana came to our founder, Rev. Regina Dawn Akers, in 2009 when she said a prayer asking for something to take her to the next step. It teaches three tools, surrender, mantra and self-inquiry, which work together to help break the addiction to the chattering mind.

In this class you will:

1. Become familiar with surrender as a means of tuning into spiritual intuition for guidance in everyday circumstances.

2. Practice the mantra as a way of gently removing attention from mental chatter.

3. Practice self-inquiry in order to notice that the “I” in thought is only thought.

4. Practice Self-inquiry in order to seek for the true Self.

Class Schedule:

~ On Thursday evenings, February 28 – March 14, 2018 from 7:30am-9:30pm ET. Homework begins February 22. Facilitator: Rev. Helen Avery

Specific Information:
Cost is $60.
Textbook needed is The Teachings of Inner Ramana by Regina Dawn Akers.
Class is offered in Zoom. Familiarity with Zoom is helpful.
Registration closes on February 19.
For more information on this class, click here.

Click to register

Attention: To Everyone Starting Gentle Healing Year 3

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The first Gentle Healing Year 3 assignment will be given at the last Gentle Healing Year 2 meeting, which is Tuesday, February 5 at 8:30pm ET.

Also, Regina will teach everyone how to contemplate the quotes in The Seven Steps to Awakening at the meeting on February 5.

Therefore, if you are planning to start Gentle Healing Year 3 this year, please attend the February 5 meeting and please bring The Seven Steps to Awakening to the meeting with you.

Thank you.

 

 

 

Natural Meditation Retreat ~ Feb 18-22 at the AT Retreat House

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Natural Meditation Retreat

February 18-22, 2019
with Regina Dawn Akers
at the
Awakening Together Retreat House
in La Veta, Colorado

February is the quietest time of year in La Veta, so it is the perfect time to spend a week abiding in stillness with a small group of committed friends.

At this retreat, you will learn to focus on the ‘I am’ presence to the exclusion of all else as taught by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and his guru, Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj.

Using guidance provided through Nisargadatta’s teachings, you will determine the difference between the ‘I am’ presence and the ego, you will observe how the ego attempts to distract you from the ‘I am’ presence, and you will learn to ignore the ego’s distractions so you can follow the direct path to awakening as Nisargadatta did. You will have ample opportunity for meditation, contemplation and journaling on your own, as well as spending time in group instruction, meditation and discussion. We will also explore how you can continue to be motivated to meditate after you go home from this retreat.

Retreat Schedule

The retreat will begin at 10am on Monday, February 18 and end at 3pm on Friday, February 22. We recommend arriving in La Veta on or before Sunday, February 17 and departing on or after Saturday, February 23. There is a Mitigation and Meditation Retreat the following week, from February 24 – March 1, so you may want to stay and participate in that retreat too.

All guests are welcome to stay at the AT Retreat House for up to 28 days. Longer stays are possible with permission.

Retreat Fee: $200.
$50 non-refundable deposit.
Register
Retreat House lodging cost is separate
from the retreat fee.
Retreat House Rooms & Rates

 

Sunday’s Special Member Meeting ~ Learn about AT’s New Discussion Forum

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In case you haven’t heard, Awakening Together is unveiling a new Discussion Forum. For a couple of days, we thought the Forum would not work on our website, but that has been resolved and the Forum will be unveiled on schedule!

Join us at the Special Member Meeting on Sunday, February 3 at 8pm ET and learn about Awakening Together’s new Discussion Forum. The Forum is a new way for members and friends to connect and share on a variety of topics.

The Forum will be used heavily in Gentle Healing Year 3. It will also be used in other Gentle Healing Groups, in the Minister’s Preparation Program (MPP), and in relation to the Awakening Together Retreat House, just to name a few ways we will use the Forum.

Jacquelyn Eckert will lead this special member meeting. In the meeting she will introduce you to the different areas of the Discussion Forum and demonstrate how it works.

After attending the Member Meeting, you will be able to register with the Forum and participate in the discussions that mean the most to you.

This special Member Meeting will be recorded, and the audio will be posted under Audios & Videos, Member Meetings for those of you who are unable to attend the meeting in person.

Here is a quick glance at a portion of our new Discussion Forum:

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