EDINBURGH INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED LEARNING
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR CONSCIOUS LIVING
| 2009 Interspiritual Leadership Program |
at Wiston Lodge near Edinburgh, Scotland April 2-5 and November 19-22
The EIAL Abwoon Interspiritual Leadership Program Each extended weekend (Thursday eve - Sunday lunch) in the leadership program contains the following elements:
The program for each weekend is designed for the ongoing three-year group, but is open to a limited number of other participants (5-10) who have some leadership experience in meditation, spiritual practice, spiritual dance and walking meditation, body prayer, healing or spiritual direction. Prior reading and an application form are required. Read a full description of the program and download the application form here.
April
2-5: The Original Meditation of the Aramaic Jesus and the Traditions of Creation Spirituality (Module 4)
This includes especially the the Genesis cycle of dances/chants (published on the CD Beginnings) and the Genesis daylong retreat. It also includes deepening for those wanting to establish a personal spiritual practice with this material. The three-year course also includes leadership training in body prayer, contemplation, chant, voice, walking meditation and the Dances of Universal Peace connected to this work. See full description of the program in the Abwoon newsletter and online. Total
Costs: All costs include full room and board for
each retreat and are in UK pounds sterling. The cost for the
3-day retreat is as follows before February 28 :
Shared rooms £265. Camping: £245. If booking after
February 28, please add 10% to the above charges. All
cancellations incur £75 cost before March 9, £125
between March 9 and April 2. No refunds after the retreat begins.
Required deposit: £150. To register send deposit cheque for one or both retreats (payable to "Edinburgh Institute for Advanced Learning - EIAL ") to: Alice Saunders, 7 Marmion Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 5QU, Scotland, UK. Email Or register online below. Register online now for this retreat: Abwoon Leadership Retreat, April 2-5 at Wiston Lodge Balance of Payment for this retreat November
19-22: Yeshua in John and Thomas (Module 5)
This retreat focuses particularly on sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John, comparing them to the Jesus related by the Gospel of Thomas. Looking at these sayings in their Aramaic sense reveals a striking similarity united by Jesus' emphasis on love, trust and self-knowledge as the cornerstones of the teaching and spiritual practice he leaves to his disciples. Leadership
training in body prayer, contemplation, chant, voice, walking meditation
and the Dances of Universal Peace connected to this work. Special Total
Costs: All costs include full room and board for
each retreat and are in UK pounds sterling. The cost for the
3-day retreat is as follows before September 19:
Shared rooms £265. Camping: £245. If booking after
September 19, please add 10% to the above charges. All
cancellations incur £75 cost before October 19, £125
between October 19 and November 19. No refunds after the retreat
begins. Required deposit: £150. To register send deposit cheque for one or both retreats (payable to "Edinburgh Institute for Advanced Learning - EIAL") to: Alice Saunders, 7 Marmion Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 5QU, Scotland, UK. Email Or register online below. Register online now for this retreat: Abwoon Leadership Retreat, November 19-22 at Wiston Lodge Balance of Payment for this retreat About Wiston Lodge Wiston Lodge is a 130-year-old listed country house, set on a hill in the beautiful Upper Clyde Valley near the town of Biggar. Wiston serves as an ecological center focused on working with the next generation. It includes: 55 acres of wood and parklands, plus access to superb local hill walks, and an organic farm. It is easily accessible from the south by both coach and car (Junction 13, M74); or from the north via Edinburgh (about 45 minutes south by bus or shared taxi). For visitors from the U.S., please check flights into Edinburgh or Glasgow. Detailed transport information will be provided at registration. More information at www.wistonlodge.co.uk |
• The background of the published work and its relation to current social,
scientific and cultural research
Deepening
and leadership retreat for those interested in sharing meditation, Dance and
spiritual practice related to the shared creation tradition articulated in
the books 
Deepening
and leadership retreat for those interested in sharing the Aramaic
teachings of Jesus in the context of building interspiritual communities
and ministry, as well as retreat work. Deepening for those wanting to establish
a personal spiritual practice. 
focus
of this retreat is leadership guidance for the dances associated
with the Aramaic "I Am" sayings, sayings from
Jesus' last talk with his disciples as
well as the related Aramaic body prayers in