We no longer record Craig Holliday’s Weekly Satsang. Instead, we post his Satsang videos to the Awakening Together YouTube Channel.

You can access Craig’s videos in two ways:

1. Go to the Craig Holliday playlist on the Awakening Together YouTube Channel.

2. Go to Craig’s page on the Awakening Together website. You’ll find Craig’s page under Audios & Videos, Featured Speakers.

We hope you enjoy this change.

Note : Because we are posting YouTube videos instead of audio links, Craig’s Satsang won’t come out on the Monday morning Daily Update. Instead, access the videos in one of the two ways described above.

During the Italy Pilgrimage, the Sanctuary is closed and there is no Gentle Healing. Therefore, there will be a temporary suspension of Daily Update emails during the Italy Pilgrimage.

You will receive the next Daily Update on Saturday, November 3, which is when Gentle Healing resumes. The Sanctuary will reopen on Sunday, November 4.

Awakening Together Radio will broadcast 24×7 during this temporary suspension. Also, feel free to enjoy the many resources available on our website.

You may also enjoy using the Italy Contemplation Guide to contemplate the same experts and quotes that we are contemplating while on pilgrimage in Italy.

The Sanctuary is Closed until Sunday, November 4 while many of our members and staff are on a pilgrimage in Italy. We will reopen on November 4 with a new, shorter Sanctuary schedule.

Preview the New Schedule

While the Sanctuary is closed, Awakening Together Radio will operate 24×7.

Since there is no Gentle Healing during the Italy Pilgrimage, I am providing the Italy Contemplation Guide for all who would like to contemplate its contents over the next two weeks. You can use this guide regardless of whether you go on the Italy Pilgrimage or not. It is written to coincide with our planned itinerary. It includes excerpts and quotes from:

• A Course in Miracles
• Pope Francis
• Adyashanti
• The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI)
• The New Testament
• The Apostolic Gospels
• St. Philip Neri
• Michael Singer
• Kirtana
• St. Benedict
• Rabia (a Sufi saint)
• St. Francis of Assisi
• St. Clare of Assisi

If you would like to contemplate the Italy Contemplation Guide, please click here.

This class begins on November 15. It is 4 weeks long. Registration deadline is November 6. About this class:

“When I met my Guru, he told me: ‘You are not what you take yourself to be. Find out what you are. Watch the sense I am, find your real Self.’ I obeyed him, because I trusted him. I did as he told me. …

I simply followed (my teacher’s) instruction which was to focus the mind on pure being I am, and stay in it. I used to sit for hours together, with nothing but the I am in my mind and soon peace and joy and a deep all-embracing love became my normal state.

In it all disappeared — myself, my Guru, the life I lived, the world around me. Only peace remained and unfathomable silence.” ~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Join us as we contemplate the extremely profound teachings of a great sage, a cigarette salesman, who trusted his guru completely and awakened to become one of the most perspicacious teachers of our time.

In this class you will:

1. To allow inner spiritual intuition to guide you to a small portion of a teaching so you can go deeper within that teaching.

2. To write from beyond one’s self in order to realize additional clarity or commitment.

3. To meditate on the sense of ‘I Am’, also known as awareness watching awareness.

Class Schedule:

~ On Thursday evenings, November 15-December 13, 2018 from 7:30pm-9:30pm ET (4:30pm – 6:30pm PT). Homework begins November 9. Facilitator: Rev. Carrie Christiansen.

Specific Information:
Cost is $80.
Textbook needed is “I Am That” by Nisargadatta Maharaj (or use the free pdf format.)
Registration closes on November 6.
For more information on this class, click here.

Click to register

Some major pieces of furniture arrived at the Awakening Together Retreat House on Sunday, October 14. Although there is still more furniture coming, here are some pictures to give you an idea of how our Retreat House will look.

Our Dining Area, which seats 13

Our Meditation/Contemplation Room

Same room, another angle

Our Movie Watcher’s Room
(TV & more furniture coming soon)

One of our Guest Bedrooms

Another Guest Bedroom

The Ladies’ Dorm is still under construction. We will share pictures when it’s done!

We closed on our Retreat House in La Veta, Colorado at 10am on Friday, October 5, 2018. The guidance to start a Retreat House came in October 2014, so purchasing a retreat house has been a 4-year journey. Now, we enter a new phase of the journey.

We are in the process of preparing to open the Retreat House. There is a lot to do including buying furniture and everything else that is needed for our guests, completing necessary maintenance on the house, preparing new Retreat House web pages on our website and planning a 2019 retreat schedule.

As usual, we will keep you all informed every step of the way. We are excited to see you at the Retreat House very soon!!

Here are some pictures taken from inside our new Retreat House:

Dining Room

Kitchen

Room for Meditation, Contemplation
& Retreat Gatherings

(The cards on the floor designate where furniture will go.)

The Caretaker’s Bedroom

(Shiryl will have her own private living room with fireplace.)

Regina, Jacquelyn & Jay
In the house right after closing.

Join us for our next Movie Watcher’s Group on Sunday, September 30 at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT.  This film is a dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the Pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.

You can find the movie playsheet, which provides helpful questions designed to facilitate a spirit centered movie watching experience, at this link:  Brother Sun, Sister Moon Playsheet.

Remember to ask for Guidance prior to watching the movie and bring your insights to the Movie Watcher’s Discussion Group.

The movie is available to rent on Google Play, YouTube, Itunes, Amazon, Netflix and Vudu. 

This new update should show up automatically for anyone using the Android App.  If it doesn’t, you can click on the link below to get the update.

Link to updated Android Radio App