Where
This is an online event. Facilitators:
Dan Quinlan is on a journey as a mystic-in-training at the Center for Action and Contemplation’s Living School. He's also a husband, and a father of two ambitious soon-to-be physicians. As Lumunos' Business and Operations Director, he works hard to find sustainable avenues for bringing our services to a wider audience. In his "spare" time, you'll find him fighting for policy change to address climate change, playing soccer, or backcountry skiing down the slopes in Vermont. He can be reached at dan@lumunos.org.
Betsy Perry describes herself as a reluctant mystic on an inner journey in the midst of everyday life. A wife, mother, grandmother, and retiree, Betsy has freedom to pursue her inner journey as a Spiritual Director and as a Kundalini Yoga Instructor. Her background as a nurse, teacher, and health care administrator informs her work now in retirement. Betsy is a former staff member of Lumunos. She can be reached at whatmatters.souljourney@gmail.com.
Lumunos Series: Mystics for Everyday Living
Facilitated by Dan Quinlan and Betsy Perry
4-Week Series:
Wednesday, September 29th, 7-9pm ET
Wednesday, October 6th, 7-9pm ET
Wednesday, October 13th, 7-9pm ET
Wednesday, October 20th, 7-9pm ET
“We are all mystics! The mystic heart is the deepest part of who or what we really are. We need only to realize and activate that essential part of our being.”
— Wayne Teasdale in The Mystic Heart
"Mystics for Everyday Living" series focuses on modern day mystics who are writers, poets, and activists. A mystic is an ordinary person who: 1) hears the call both to turn inward and to step up; 2) cultivates a contemplative life; and 3) offers the fruits in service to others. We will use the lives, artistry, and teachings of two living mystics—Brian McLaren and Mirabai Starr—and two 19th century mystics—Emily Dickinson and Henry David Thoreau—to explore the intersections of four topics: unity/we are all one, compassion and love, suffering and darkness, and spiritual ecology. Personal reflection time, conversation with others, and ideas for contemplative practices will be woven into the sessions providing opportunities to explore our own internal and external journey towards wholeness.