The Elixir of PassionIgnite Your Passion & Share It With the World |
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Passion burns down every branch of exhaustion
Passion is the supreme elixir and renews all things
Let divine passion triumph and rebirth you in your self.
-Rumi
The great religious traditions tell us that the universe is created out of the passionate energy of the divine. In this special gathering, a stellar, diverse group of teachers shows us how we can each connect to this powerful, passionate energy to infuse our lives with joy, clarity, vitality, and purpose.
Andrew Harvey defines and teaches us to draw on what he names the five sacred passions: the passion for the eternal divine, the passion for all of creation, the passion of compassion for all sentient beings, the passion of tantra and sacred relationship, and the passion for inspired service. Each one calls us to infuse passion into our lives, and the lives of those around us by engaging in sacred activism.
To help us achieve the union of our passions, Seane Corn leads us in a vinyasa flow yoga session in which we couple dynamic movement and ecstatic breath, synergistically expressing the beauty of the universal life force in our body. Yasuhiko Genku Kimura, through masterful Zen-like Socratic inquiries, prods us to deeply penetrate into the core of our being and awaken our soul's passion. Sister Alice Martin helps us to express this passion by transforming us into a community of gospel singers, where we raise our voices and express our aspirations toward dignity, commitment, hope, love, God, community, and joy.
No previous activism, yoga, singing, or Zen experience is necessary. Come rouse your passion and learn how to share it with others to transform the challenges of our time into opportunities for inspiring peace and unity.
Faculty
Andrew Harvey is a distinguished spiritual teacher, mystical scholar, Rumi translator, poet, novelist, and writer. He is the founder of the School for Sacred Activism, which is part of The Center for Spiritual Democracy. His books about Rumi include The Way of Passion and Teachings of Rumi. andrewharvey.net
Seane Corn's classes are an eclectic fusion of various healing and spiritual modalities, making them intuitive, insightful, and uplifting. Featured in commercials, magazines, and named the National Yoga Ambassador for YouthAIDS, Seane utilizes her national platform to bring awareness to the HIV/AIDS crisis through her Off the Mat, Into the World campaign. seanecorn.com
Yasuhiko Genku Kimura is founder and chairman of Vision-In-Action. An ordained Zen Buddhist priest-scholar from Japan, he has developed numerous spiritual transformation seminars and courses and authored more than 50 essays and four books. Via-VisionInAction.org
An electrifying gospel singer, songwriter, and choir leader, Sister Alice Martin was the musical instructor for the late "Queen of Gospel," Marion Williams, and her Marion Williams Singers. Sister Alice is currently the music instructor of the acclaimed Bryn Mawr Haverford Gospel Choir, and is on the music faculty of the B.M. Oakley Memorial Temple in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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