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The Great Journey can design and lead seminars and retreats for your group. All of our programs are based on the fifteen No BS Spirituality primary topics. See the outline below for more information. We can also develop programs that are specifically designed to meet the needs and interests of your group.
 Typical Formats
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Seminars
- One session single topic classes
- Weekly, biweekly, or monthly classes.
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Retreats
- One day retreats
- Weekend retreats
- Week long retreats
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These are suggested formats. We can tailor our programs to meet your specific needs. Contact us to discuss your specific needs and interests. Go there...
Depending on the program format and the unique needs and interests of the group individual sessions may include: |
- Centering
- Teaching
- Personal reflection
- Small group discussion
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- Full group discussion and sharing
- Silent time
- Prayer
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No BS Spirituality Topics |
I know that the synagogues of my childhood ceased having this sort of intimacy very early in my life. I am sure this has to do with the fact that, however a child does such things, I soon gave up hoping that the most inner part of myself would be addressed there.
Jacob Needleman |
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No BS Spirituality for the Rest of Us
An Introduction |
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Choosing Our Highest Dream
Reclaiming Christianity As an Inner Path
Rediscovering Who We Are
Being In the World and Not of the World
What We Do In Our Time Apart
Accepting Responsibility for the Way We Live Our Lives
A Moral and Spiritual Imperative
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The Practice
Observing What Happens to Us In Our Time Apart |
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Why Do We Pray – What Do We Do in Our Time Apart
Aligning Our Lives with the Pulsations of the Universe-
Confronting Our Busy Schedules
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Developing Our Refuge
Observing What Happens To Us
Commitment and Compassion
Practice In The Active Life
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Centering
Marking Transitions |
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Letting Go and Becoming Open
Times of Spiritual Ripeness
Occupying Our Sanctuary
Our Order of Worship
Creating Openness
Letting Go And Refocusing Attention
Centering In the Active Life
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Reading
What We Bring to Our Time Apart |
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Beyond Reading for Information
Beyond Theology and Interpretation
Beyond Scripture
Attention To Thoughts, Emotions, And Impulses
Attention To Our Sacred Inner Being
Identifying A Takeaway
Spiritual Reading In the Active Life
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Meditation
Applying Analysis and Reason |
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Concentration of the Mind
Seeking Information and Understanding
Consider Our Attractions, Resistances, and Longings
Remembering We Are Embodied Spirits
Seeking Consonance
Identifying A Takeaway
Meditation In the Active Life
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Prayer
Seeking Guidance, Strength, and Courage |
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The Consequences of Prayer
The Necessity for External and Internal Silence
Going Where We’d Rather Not Go
Trusting In the Future No Matter What
Working Toward A New Life and World
Identifying A Takeaway
Prayer In the Active Life
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Contemplation
Being Open and Listening |
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Opening To Contemplation
Finding What Works for Us Personally
Setting Our Intention
Letting Go and Refocusing
Paying Attention To What Happens To Us
Identifying A Takeaway
Contemplation In the Active Life
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No BS Spirituality for the Rest of Us
Core Concepts |
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The Primary Goal of the Spiritual Life-
Implemented Uniquely
Complimentary Sources of Knowledge and Understanding?-
The Wonder of Not Knowing
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When the Intellect, Experience, and Mystery Meet
Guides Toward Personal Responsibility-
The Ultimate Goal of the Spiritual Life
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The Turmoil
Listening to the Dissonance in Our Lives |
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Compulsive Thoughts, Emotions, and Impulses
Denial of Legitimate Self Expression
Identifying Spiritual Projects
The Inner Work of Spiritual Living
The Outer Work of Spiritual Living
Negotiating, Encouraging, and Accepting Responsibility
Accepting Where We Are and Staying Committed
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The Longing
The Call to the Spiritual Life
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The Sacred Inner Voice
Our Relationship with God Revisited
Rethinking the American Dream
Discovery and Incarnation
A Deeper Kind of Caring
Knowledge of Ourselves and Our World
Conversion Revisited
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The Principles
Understanding the Spiritual Formation Process
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Spiritual Formation Defined
Removing the Blocks
Choosing Inner Freedom
Being True to Our Sacred Inner Being
The Work of Spiritual Formation
Congeniality, Compatibility, and Compassion
Sacred Presence
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The Living
Praying without Ceasing
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Considering the Monastic Vows
Being In the World and Not of the World
The Necessity of Self-Presence
Life As An Opportunity To Practice
Reaching Beyond the Merely Functional
Transmitting the Teaching
The Gift of Becoming Truly Authentic
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The Commitment
A Moral and Spiritual Imperative
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Committing Time, Energy, and Space
Moving Out of Our Comfort Zone
Finding What Works for Us Personally
Letting God Be God - Really
Listening to the Sacred Inner Voice
Incarnation – The Real Work of Spiritual Living
Our Deepest Calling and Our Greatest Gift
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Costs:
The Great Journey charges no fees for seminars or retreats. We ask that you cover our travel expenses and any out of pocket costs such as the copying of program materials. Beyond that we ask that the group and/or the participants make whatever donation they believe is appropriate and within their means. |
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