Barque: Thomas Moore Newsletter

Waking up to an Engaged and Vital Life

2012-01-28T13:15:00.001-05:00

Waking Up
to an Engaged
and Vital Life
with Thomas Moore and Hari Kirin*

Kripalu Center
for Yoga and Health 04/06-08/2012
(Easter Weekend)

Light a new fire in your life by honoring the emptyings and rebirths that are happening all the time. Something in you is ending at the same time other interests, qualities, and gifts are coming back to life. In this special program with best-selling author Thomas Moore and Kundalini Yoga teacher Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa, you

Learn Kundalini yoga kriyas said to have been practiced by Jesus
Consider the distinction between spirit and soul
Chant Easter chants and reflect on resurrection stories, images and poems from many traditions
Take note of the endings and beginnings in your past, the winters and springtimes of your life
Explore your feelings of mortality and the meaning of personal resurrection or reincarnation through the creative arts
Renew your connection to those who have passed on and contemplate the future of your future.

These rituals, songs, and stories of Easter can help you with the difficult places inside you that are in need of resurrection. CE Credits

To Register click here

A photo we took last week in Sarasota, Florida. Daphne and Apollo

Daphne and Apollo, one of my favorite myths, about a person's valid need not to be absorbed into the culture through education, medicine or other ways society tries to shape us for our own good. Daphne is our delicate, pristine soul, and Apollo is culture' great achievements. Her hair is our wildness, his crown society's pride. -Thomas Moore

*To learn more about Hari Kirin Visit Artandyoga.com or to visit the events calendar.....

click here!

Thomas Moore's 2011 Holiday Message

2011-12-19T21:35:00.004-05:00

We share with you the darkest time of year, with the promise of new light approaching. Many strong traditions celebrate this time of year and understand how deeply it affects us, how it is a metaphor for dealing with emotional and spiritual darkness.

Go far into the dark, and you'll appreciate the new light all the more.
We wish you a loving, soulful holiday and look forward to seeing you in 2012.
Hari Kirin and Thomas Moore

artandyoga.com careofthesoul.net

2012 Events: Click on the event for more information or to register

Thomas Moore & Hari Kirin:

From Religion to Spirituality Paradise Island, Bahamas 02/01-04/2012

Waking Up to an Engaged and Vital Life Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, MA 04/06-08/2012 (Easter Weekend)

Hari Kirin

Kundalini Yoga and Creative Arts for all Levels Lake Wales, Florida 12/19/2011

A Morning Practice for Creativity and Awareness Lake Wales, Florida 12/20/2011

Art & Yoga Retreat Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Lenox, Massachusetts 12/30/2011 - 01/01/2012

Kundalini Yoga & the Expressive Arts for the 5th Chakra and Thyroid Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health 01/01-06/2012

Art & Yoga: Combining Kundalini Yoga and the Creative Arts Yoga Village, Clearwater, Florida 01/22/2012

Art & Yoga with Group Art Installation Kundalini Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 04/13/2012

New Hampshire Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Peterborough, New Hampshire 04/21 - 12/02/2012

Art & Yoga: Combining Kundalini Yoga and the Creative Arts Yoga at the Ashram, Millis, MA 06/02/2012

Art & Yoga Workshop Los Angeles, California 06/30/2012

Thomas Moore

Care of the Soul in Medicine: Healing Guidance for Patients, Families & Care Givers Sarasota, Florida 01/20/2012

Spirituality and Care of the Soul in Psychotherapy NEEI, Marco Island, Florida 02/20-24/2012

The Role of Art in Caring for the Soul   The Rothko Chapel, Houston, Texas   03/03/2012

Healing Stories   Glasgow, Scotland   03/13-14/2012

An Evening Conversation   Dublin, Ireland   03/23/2012

Medicine and Spirituality   Dayton, Ohio   04/12/2012

Myth and Psyche   London, UK   04/20/2012

The Natural Mystic   London, UK   04/22/2012

The Soul and Spirit of Medicine   Albuquerque, NM   08/03/2012

Natural Magic   Oxford, UK   08/17-24/2012

Spirituality and Counseling   Dallas, Texas   10/10/2012

Soul and Spirit   Litchfield, Connecticut   11/09/2012

Remembering James Hillman (1926 - 2011)

2011-10-27T22:17:00.001-04:00

DALLAS, TEXAS

November 10, 2011

"Longing for Beauty"

The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture

Thomas Moore and Robert Sardello will discuss their and James Hillman's ground-breaking work in psychology, from their collaborations at the Institute in the 1980's to their current interests and projects.

For more information,

click here.

GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT

November 16, 2011

"The Soul and Spirit of Medicine"

Thomas Moore will give a talk that is free and open to the public at Greenwich Library in the morning. He will also be lecturing for staff at Greenwich Hospital at 12pm.

SARASOTA, FL

January 20, 2012

"Care of the Soul in Medicine: Healing Guidance for Patients, Families, & the People Who Care for Them"

C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota

This lecture prepares both patients and healthcare providers with a vision for healing people and not just bodies. To register or for more information, please click here or contact the Society at 941-284-3664.

PARADISE ISLANDS, BAHAMAS

February 1-4, 2012

"From Religion to Spirituality"

The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Led by Thomas Moore and Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa
This workshop is for anyone who is trying to sort out religious tradition from a spiritual path. www.sivanan dabahamas.org

MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA

February 20-24, 2012

"Spirituality and Care of the Soul in Psychotherapy"

This symposium will focus on the calling to help people in physical, emotional, and spiritual trouble. For more information or to register, please click here.

HOUSTON, TX

March 3, 2012, 3pm

"The Role of Art in Caring for the Soul"

The Rothko Chapel

1409 Sul Ross Street

Houston, TX 77006

http://www.rothkochapel.org/

DAYTON, OH

April 12, 2012

"Medicine and Spirituality"

Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University

2012 Medical-Spirituality Conference

3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy

October 27, 2011

I'm writing this on the day that my dear friend, colleague, mentor and publisher James Hillman died. It's difficult for me to imagine my world without him after almost forty years of laughter, letters, ideas, planning, and frequent postcards. I don't know which side of James affected me more, his strong personality or his penetrating ideas. In any case, it was the friendship, so full of heart and constancy, that meant the most.

I wonder if one day the world will really discover Hillman's genius and the importance of his work. I don't know anyone, present or past, who has had a deeper understanding of human life and culture. For me, he was the standard against which I measured all other work, and I understand the great thinkers of the past through him. It is the Hillman Freud and the Hillman Jung that excites me.
On this significant day I recommend his books and essays to you. The Uniform Edition of his writings is well on its way in several volumes from Spring Publications. He will make you see the most ordinary things in a fresh light and will inspire you to live closer to life with profound appreciation of the world that displays itself to your senses. For all his intellectual brilliance, James was a sensual man, close to animals and free to express his own nature in his daily life.

I am a devotee of Jung, Emerson, Thoreau, Dickinson and many other giants of culture, but none has influenced me more or given me the joy of insight as much as James Hillman. In his later years, especially, he expressed his affection and gave his support to me at times of doubt and criticism. Today my heart is full of gratitude for having known him intimately and for having had the opportunity to learn from him. I feel moved to do even more to make his life work more accessible to a world that would be much better with his wisdom and point of view.

August 2011: Healing Body, Soul, & Spirit

2011-08-20T10:04:00.001-04:00

"Caring for Body, Soul, and Spirit through Art & Yoga"

September 15, 2011

6:30 - 9 pm

St. Francis Hospital
114 Woodland St
Hartford, CT 06105
1-877-783-7262
integrativemedicine@
stfranciscare.org

Thomas Moore, author of

Care of the Soul and Hari Kirin, author of Art & Yoga,

will present this evening program on Art and Yoga as complementary practices. Learn step-by-step guidelines for your personal practice or how to work with groups and in community. Experience creative exercises to deepen your relationship with your body, and simple, yet profound breathing, movement and meditation exercises for relaxation and creativity.

There is no need to already know how to draw, meditate, or do yoga - although any experience you bring to the process will be helpful. If you work in a healing profession, you'll find inspiration and practical ways to support your professional practice. The presentation will be 50% lecture and discussion and 50% experiential session. Please wear loose or stretchy clothing and eat lightly before the program.

Schedule:

5:30PM Registration and refreshments will be served

6:30 - 7:15 Caring for Body, Soul & Spirit through Art & Yoga: Thomas Moore and Hari Kirin

7:15 - 8:15 Yoga and Art experience: Hari Kirin (this part can be practiced in a chair or on a yoga mat, depending on what is possible for the participant.)

8:15 - 8:45 Q & A discussion with Thomas Moore and Hari Kirin

8:45 Book signing:

Care of the Soul in Medicine

and

Art & Yoga - Kundalini Awakening in Everyday Life.

Cost: $10 and parking is validated for the Collins St garage

"The Blue Buddha: Healing Body, Soul, & Spirit"

I CAN DO IT!2011

September 24, 2011

2 - 4:30 pm

The Grand Hall, The Grand Hall Connaught Rooms

61-65 Great Queen Street London, England

To be a healthy person you have to care daily for health of your soul and spirit, as well as your body. Certain spiritual and psychological illnesses affect the body and make the whole person sick. This presentation teaches you how we become ill in soul and spirit and how to care for these elements daily to keep them healthy. It also explores themes from Thomas' latest book Care of the Soul in Medicine, about healing soul and spirit in a typical medical context. Thomas looks at the image of Jesus as Lithargoel, the Pearl that heals, and at the Lapis Lazuli Radiant Healing Buddha, who blends health and sickness in one subtle, complex view of life. In this new direction in his work, Thomas presents a truly alternative view of illness and health.

For more information about I CAN DO IT!2011 or to register, please click here.

August 2011

I have spent the summer tidying up my translation of the Gospels of the New Testament. I took the advice of my friend Christopher Bamford and added many more side notes offering my own reflections on passages. The project is almost ready, but I still don't have firm publishing plans. I've also been working hard to shape a new book that will include extensive reflections on the work and lives of Emily Dickinson, Henry Thoreau and Glenn Gould, all remarkable people who fashioned unique lives. In September Hari Kirin and I will be doing a workshop on yoga and healing at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, a place that has been a kind of home for me for several years. Then I travel to the UK to speak at the Hay House I Can Do It Conference in London on the soul and spirit of medicine and then consult with interesting medical groups in Scotland, a visit made available to me by an extraordinary pioneer in the psychology of medicine, Dr. Clare Willocks. As soon as I get home I speak for the Evergreen Institute here in New Hampshire on the broader issue of caring for the soul during illness.

Just recently I also started a blog on my web site that has both ideas and personal information, and I continue to write a daily reflection on Twitter. I try to make these brief meditations solid and well phrased. The new app of quotes from Care of the Soul is almost ready, too. That will be available on the "Store" section of the web site. My son Abe has been working on the design, making a form that is simple and Zen-like. I'm sure that eventually the Twitter pieces will be in a similar form.

The weekend of October 21st I'll be in Santa Fe to give my course in "Care of the Soul and Spirituality in Psychotherapy" for the New England Educational Institute. Santa Fe is a wonderful town, and this intensive weekend is always enjoyable. It's designed for psychotherapists, but I define the word "therapy" broadly, and I think anyone could benefit from this three-day immersion in archetypal psychology and ideas about soul.

I think it's painfully clear to everyone that our new century has not yet moved in the direction of being a more soulful time. We have to keep working at this idea until it really influences the culture. So, please join me in a substantive conversation about these important ideas on my web site and in person. I keep traveling, and I ask you to come out and be with me.

EVENTS AT A GLANCE

HARTFORD, CT
September 15, 2011, 6:30-9:00pm
"Caring for Body, Soul, and Spirit through Art & Yoga" St. Francis Hospital, 114 Woodland Street, Hartford, 06105

1-877-783-7262 or email integrativemedicine@stfranciscare.org

LONDON

September 24, 2011, 2-4:30pm

"The Blue Buddha: Healing Body, Soul, and Spirit"

I Can Do It! 2011 Conference (September 23-25)
For more information or to register, please click here.

INTERVALE, NH
October 1, 2011, 10-11:30am

"A Healthy Body, Soul, and Spirit: Caring for the Soul in Medicine and in Our Ordinary Lives"

Theater in the Wood, Intervale, NH
http://www.evergreenforwellness.org/

CAPE COD, MA
October 11, 2011, 8am
Falmouth Hospital, Grand Rounds
As a part of Pastoral Care Week at Falmouth Hospital, Thomas Moore will offer a lecture on bringing together the medical and the spiritual.

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO

October 21-23, 2011

"Care of the Soul and Spirituality in Psychotherapy"

This symposium will focus on the calling to help people in physical, emotional, and spiritual trouble. Participants will reflect on their own spiritual journeys and explore ways of meditation and contemplation. They will learn the difference between soul and spirit and see how they can blend psychological counseling with spiritual guidance. Participants will examine the shadow elements in psychotherapy and spirituality both personally and theoretically. They will explore the role of dreams and the arts in therapy, and, finally, they will consider ways to care for themselves spiritually and emotionally and prepare themselves for the deep work of psychotherapy.
To register, please call 413-499-1489 x1 or please click here.

SARASOTA, FL
January 20, 2012
"Care of the Soul in Medicine: Healing Guidance for Patients, Families, & the People Who Care for Them"
C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota
To register or for more information, please contact the Society at 941-284-3664 or visit their website by clicking here.

PARADISE ISLANDS, BAHAMAS
February 1-4, 2012

"From Religion to Spirituality"

The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat
Led by Thomas Moore and Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa

Many of us began our lives within the confines of an institutional religion where the emphasis was on keeping the rules, not deviating from the teachings, and increasing membership. But over time, our experiences and secular learnings have changed us. Now we want a more personally relevant, positive, less moralistic approach. This workshop is for anyone who is trying to sort out religious tradition from a spiritual path.

This weekend we will deepen our connection to spiritual life through yoga, meditation, and chant. We will ground our practice through self-inquiry, lecture, discussion, and creative-arts exercises where we'll get to choose music, art, writing, and movement. No previous yoga experience required.

To learn more about the Ashram, please visit www.sivanan dabahamas.org

MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA
February 20-24, 2012
"Spirituality and Care of the Soul in Psychotherapy"

For more information or to register, please click here.

HOUSTON, TX

March 3, 2012, 3pm

"The Role of Art in Caring for the Soul"

The Rothko Chapel

1409 Sul Ross Street

Houston, TX 77006

http://www.rothkochapel.org/

DAYTON, OH

April 12, 2012

"Medicine and Spirituality"

Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University

2012 Medical-Spirituality Conference

3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy

Tom in Donegal, Ireland 1960.

June 2011: Moore appears in new Vickers film

2011-06-23T19:38:00.000-04:00

People v. The State of Illusion

Exalt Films, and Movies From The Heart, are proud to present People v. The State of Illusion, a film by Austin Vickers. This feature length documentary/ drama, directed by award winning Director Scott Cervine, is set in the notorious "Old Main Prison" of the New Mexico State Penitentiary, and tells the story of Aaron Roberts, a single father who is arrested and tried on manslaughter and assault charges following an incident that claims the life of a woman. Following his conviction and imprisonment, Aaron's daughter is sent to a State home for children because there are no other family members to care for her. While in the State home, an attorney learns of her plight and the story of her father, and decides to represent her in an innovative and surprising case against the State.

Written and produced by Austin Vickers, this movie explores the science and power of perception and imagination and the prison walls of habitual thought and behavior that we all create, and documents the evidence that answers the central question of this provocative film, "can we really change?" Featured in the film are 9 of the nation's leading thinkers in the fields of neuroscience, biochemistry, psychology, quantum physics, sociology, and consciousness theory.

June 2011

    June has been a soggy month in New Hampshire, good for the plants sprouting up all around me but not for outdoor activities. At least once a week I play golf, a somewhat maligned sport that I find fascinating both as a game and as a fantasy. I'd like to write another book about it, but I don't suppose there is much of a market for my approach. I wrote a piece for the Huffington Post on sports, and it was one of the least read of my contributions.
    I'm also planning a book on the loss of humanity in our science-driven society. I'm using Thoreau's two-year retreat at Walden as my inspiration and as an archetypal model for what we need. I don't have a publisher yet, so I don't know for sure if this idea will become a reality.
    I'll be teaching again on Cape Cod in July for the New England Educational Institute. I always enjoy that week of interaction with doctors, psychiatrists and social workers (and a few ordinary folks), talking about Jung and Hillman and my own take on spirituality. I'm also taking an active part in spreading the word about my wife's new book Art & Yoga. Finally, I've taken to writing very brief observations on twitter almost every day. I like the form and the brevity. I can imagine a book of such tweets.

EVENTS AT A GLANCE

CAPE COD, MA
July 11-15, 2011
"Care of the Soul and Spirituality in Psychotherapy"
New England Educational Institute
For more information on or to register for this inspiring week-long seminar, please click here.

LONDON

September 24, 2011, 2-4:30pm
"The Blue Buddha: Healing Body, Soul, and Spirit"
I Can Do It! 2011 Conference (September 23-25)
For more information or to register, please click here.

LONDON
October 1, 2011
"Care of the Soul"
Join Thomas at Alternatives for an all-day workshop on Care of the Soul. To learn more about Alternatives, please visit http://www.alternatives.org.uk

CAPE COD
October 11, 2011, 8am
Falmouth Hospital, Grand Rounds
As a part of Pastoral Care Week at Falmouth Hospital, Thomas Moore will bring together the medical and the spiritual.

Tom in Donegal, Ireland 1960.

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
October 21-23, 2011
"Care of the Soul and Spirituality in Psychotherapy"
For more details or to register, please click here.

PARADISE ISLANDS, BAHAMAS
February 1-4, 2012

"From Religion to Spirituality"

Events in May, through 2011, and into 2012

2011-05-26T16:24:00.002-04:00

TONIGHT!

Art & Dream

The images of art and the images of dreams are at least cousins, if they are not more closely related. Knowing one kind helps you appreciate the other. Both reveal something of the vast, deep, and potent life that lies beneath the surface of awareness, those themes and structures that shape our personal and social lives. Just as dreams can be valuable guides to the individual, works of art keep society in touch with its depths. This lecture is a brief lesson in how to look at art and how to work with dreams.

May 26th, Thursday, 7:30PM

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

Members & under 6 Free, Adults $6, Seniors $4,

Students $3

To visit BMAC's website,

please click here.

"Spirituality and Care of the Soul in Psychotherapy"

July 11 - 15, 2011

New England Educational Institute, Cape Cod

Whether you are a mental health or medical professional, your main job is to heal wounded hearts, minds, and bodies. This symposium will focus on the calling to help people in physical, emotional, and spiritual trouble. Participants will reflect on their own spiritual journeys and explore ways of meditation and contemplation. They will learn the difference between soul and spirit and see how they can blend psychological counseling with spiritual guidance. The shadow elements in psychotherapy and spirituality will be examined both personally and theoretically. The role of dreams and the arts in therapy will also be explored. finally, participants will consider ways to care for themselves spiritually and emotionally and prepare themselves as persons for the deep work of psychotherapy.

In this symposium, Thomas Moore will offer a way to practice therapy with a rich and positive philosophy to life while including paradoxes and challenges.

www.neei.org

May 2011

I have just completed several weeks of travel that took me to Dublin, London, Toronto, New York and Albuquerque. In each place I met remarkable people serving their communities with the values I have sketched out in my books on the soul. I have been touched by many who tell me that my books inspired them to change their lives and be creative and community-minded. I have also been hard at work preparing two new book proposals, one inspired by Henry David Thoreau at Walden Pond and the other a book that presents a code of life for young people. Iʼve abandoned my attempts to get my autobiographical book Zen Catholic published, and I have a few possibilities for my translation of the Gospels. My stepson Abe has helped me prepare a new web site that should be up in a couple of weeks, and Iʼve written an app calendar based on Care of the Soul. I hope to see you at one of the events listed here for the coming months.

EVENTS AT A GLANCE

BRATTLEBORO, VT

May 26, 2011, 7:30 pm

"Art and Dream"
Hari Kirin, Thomas Moore's wife, and her colleague Susan Q. Brown created eight paintings, themed Wherever You Are Is the Center of the World. Thomas will be delving into art and dream images in our personal and social lives at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. To see BMAC's calendar for more information about the talk or other related events, please click here.

BOSTON, MA

June 21, 2011, 12 pm
Psychiatric Grand Rounds,
Tufts Medical Center,
Wolff Auditorium,
800 Washington Street

Tom in Donegal, Ireland 1960.

LONDON

September 23 - 25, 2011
I Can Do It! 2011
For more information or to register, please click here.

CAPE COD
October 11, 2011, 8am
Falmouth Hospital, Grand Rounds
As a part of Pastoral Care Week at Falmouth Hospital, Thomas Moore will bring together the medical and the spiritual.

SANTA FE, NM
October 21-22, 2011

"Care of the Soul and Spirituality in Psychotherapy"

PARADISE ISLANDS, BAHAMAS
February 1-4, 2012

"From Religion to Spirituality"

The Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat
Led by Thomas Moore and Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa

Many of us began our lives within the confines of an institutional religion where the emphasis was on keeping the rules, not deviating from the teachings, and increasing membership. But over time, our experiences and secular learnings have changed us. Now we want a more personally relevant, positive, less moralistic approach. This workshop is for anyone who is trying to sort out religious tradition from a spiritual path.

This weekend we will deepen out connection to spiritual life through yoga, meditation, and chant. We will ground our practice through self-inquiry, lecture, discussion, and creative-arts exercises where we'll get to choose music, art, writing, and movement. No previous yoga experience required.

To learn more about the Ashram, please visit www.sivanandabahamas.org.

April 2011 Events and Updates

2011-04-22T20:43:00.000-04:00

"Most issues can be resolved if we start thinking outside ourselves."

Tom with his family at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. His wife, Hari Kirin, and her colleague, Susan Q. Brown, recently opened a new show at BMAC, Wherever You Are is the Center of the World.

To learn more about Tom's upcoming talk, "Art & Dream," at BMAC,

please click here.

"Spirituality and Care of the Soul in Psychotherapy"

July 11 - 15, 2011

New England Educational Institute, Cape Cod

In this symposium, Thomas Moore will offer a way to practice therapy with a rich and positive philosophy to life while including paradoxes and challenges.

www.neei.org

April 2011

To bring you up to date, Care of the Soul in Medicine and The Guru of Golf will be out in paperback this summer. I'm still looking for a publisher for GOSPEL, my translation and commentary on the New Testament Gospels. I am working on a video to help patients and healthcare providers in hospitals and medical centers. I need some funding for that good project. If you are looking for a good cause . . . And it appears that the theme, the soul of education, is putting a claim on me. In one way or another I expect to write about it seriously during the next year. I was so inspired by my experiences at the London congress on gynecology where I spoke in March that I hope to continue working in that area. Finally, as I write, my close friend James Hillman is suffering a relapse of cancer and is heavily on my mind. I paid him a visit, at the time of his radiation treatments, that was tender, reflective and crackling with wit. Oh, and my wife's superb book Art & Yoga will be out June 21st and her amazing show of huge paintings, Wherever You Are is the Center of the World is at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center in Brattleboro, Vermont until July 3rd.

EVENTS AT A GLANCE

DERBY, CT
April 27, 2011.
"The Soulful Healthcare Professional"
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
"A Place of Healing"
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Grassy Hill Lodge
77 Sodom Lane
Derby, CT 06418
For more information, please contact: St. Vincent's Parish Nurse
Office at (203) 576-5558

ROCKLAND, ME
April 28, 2011, 8 am
"Primary Care Providers - Today's Healthcare Heroes"
At the Maine Nurse Practitioner Association Annual Conference, Thomas Moore will be talking about Care of the Soul in Medicine.
For more information or to download a registration form, please click here.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM
May 19 - 20, 2011.
"Healing People, Healing Places"
& "Care of the Soul in Medicine"
Osler Symposia, Doctoring 2011: Embracing the Challenge
You can find this non-profit group on Facebook under "Osler Symposia"

Tom in Donegal, Ireland 1960.

BRATTLEBORO, VT

May 26, 2011, 7:30 pm

BOSTON, MA

June 21, 2011, 12 pm
Psychiatric Grand Rounds,
Tufts Medical Center,
Wolff Auditorium,
800 Washington Street

LONDON

September 23 - 25, 2011
I Can Do It! 2011
For more information or to register, please click here.

Please come to Moore's talk, Toronto April 14

2011-03-13T21:24:00.038-04:00

Public Conversation with
Thomas Moore

Thursday April 14, 2011
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation
79 Hiawatha Rd., Toronto

Between Gerrard St. and Dundas St.,west of Coxwell Ave.
$12.00 at the door

Join author Thomas Moore and Rev. Wayne Walder for an informal evening of dialogue about soul and spirit.

Moore has written more than 12 books about soul, including his bestseller, Care of the Soul and is considered one of the foremost writers on the connection between psyche and spirit.

He is at the McMichael Gallery, April 15-17, 2011 to offer Master Classes in deepening spiritual leadership.

Visit http://www.soul-spirit-dialogues.ca

Thomas Moore's February 2011 Newsletter

2011-02-23T23:20:00.002-05:00

Meet Tom online and in person

February 2011

To see Tom's new interview, click here

_________________

Click here to read Tom's newest blog on The Huffington Post, "The Anatomy of Love"

From Religion

to Spirituality

Thomas Moore & Hari Kirin,

Kripalu, March 25-27, 2011

Many of us began our lives within the confines of an institutional religion where the emphasis was on keeping the rules, not deviating from the teachings, and increasing membership. But over time, our experiences and secular learnings have changed us. Now we want a more personally relevant, positive, less moralistic approach. Perhaps we have tried other traditions, teachers, books, workshops, and retreats in an effort to create a deeper, more engaged, tailor-made spiritual way. This workshop is for anyone who is trying to sort out religious tradition from a spiritual path.

Thomas Moore and Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa both started out as dedicated Catholics and have moved in new directions that are alive and meaningful to them. It's not that they don't value their roots, but that they have blossomed in unexpected ways.

During the weekend, we will deepen our connection to the spiritual life through yoga, meditation, and chant. We will ground our practice through self-inquiry, lecture, discussion, and creative-arts exercises where we'll get to choose from music, art, writing, and movement. No previous yoga experience is required.

*CE Credits

This program is eligible for :

8.5 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge

For more information or to register, please click here

I'd like to tell you some details about events that are coming up.

On March 9th I join old friends Fred and Mary Ann Brussat for an E-Course "The Spirituality of the Gospels." I worked hard on this course and think it will be solid, enlightening and inspiring. It consists of selections from my translation of the Gospels followed by commentary, practice, and art work. If you think that the Gospels don't have much to give you, think again and find surprises in this absorbing program: www.spiritualityandpractice.com

On March 14th I'll be at Glenstal Abbey near Limerick, Ireland to visit my friends there, especially Abbott Mark Patrick Hederman. Then I go to Dublin to have a luncheon meeting with a representative of the Royal College of Surgeons. Then I go to London, where on March 19th I'll speak for an institute that trains therapists--Re-Vision--"Artemis and Her Children." I've been writing and speaking about this Greek goddess of virginity and integrity for years. I think there is much to learn from her mythology, especially in relation to education, medicine, and child-rearing.

On March 22 I'll be in Cheltenham, UK, at the Isborne Holistic Centre to talk about the cultivation of soul and spirit in ordinary life. www.isborne.org

On March 23rd I speak in London at the World Congress of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Andrology, at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. I'll join others who are trying to move medicine into new areas of psychological and spiritual thinking with a talk called "Soul and Spirit in Medicine." www.coga2011.com

On March 25th I'll join my wife, Hari Kirin, for a workshop at Kripalu in Lenox, MA called "From Religion to Spirituality." I have written a book, not yet published, called Zen Catholic, in which I trace my passage from traditional Catholicism to a deeper and broader spirituality. In this workshop we'll work with participants to free up past blockages and find fulfilling ways to move toward a more liberating form of spirituality. www.kripalu.org

On April 1st I'll be in New York for a special evening of conversation, details still being worked out.

On April 3rd I join Julianne Davidow for a presentation at the Open Center on Italian Renaissance art and magic.

On April 15th I'll be in Toronto, joining Rev. Wayne Walder for a very special program called Soul-Spirit Dialogues. Wayne and I want to offer people an opportunity to deepen their spiritual experiences and, when applicable, their leadership roles. This intensive weekend will be held at the beautiful McMichael Gallery. Wayne and I have been planning this event for over a year. I was inspired to create it after spending a week with Unitarian Universalist Ministers in Ottawa. I felt that there is a need for the deepening of religion, theology and spirituality. I expect this to be an extraordinary opportunity. It will also involve online presentations and conversations before and after the event.
Visit: http://www.soul-spirit-dialogues.ca

EVENTS AT A GLANCE

E-COURSE March 14, 2011.
"Spirituality of the Gospels"
www.spiritualityandpractice.com

LONDON, ENGLAND
March 19, 2011.
"Spirituality and Soul-Making"
Re-Vision: Centre for Integrative Psychosynthesis, London, 4 pm.

www.re-vision.org.uk

March 21, 2011.
"Artemis and Her Children: The Soul's Need for Privacy"
Re-Vision: Centre for Integrative Psychosynthesis
www.re-vision.org.uk

CHELTENHAM, UK
March 22, 2011.
"Care of the Soul and Spirit"
The Isbourne Holistic Center
http://www.isbourne.org/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=60&extmode=view&extid=1867

LONDON, ENGLAND
March 23, 2011.
"Soul and Spirit in Medicine"
World Congree of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Andrology
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
www.wcoga2011.com

Tom a monk in Donegal, Ireland 1960.

LENOX, MA
March 25-27, 2011.
"From Religion to Spirituality" With Hari Kirin.
http://www.kripalu.org/program/view/TM-111/from_religion_to_spirituality

NEW YORK CITY
April 3, 2011.
"Living the Way of Beauty: Teachings from the Renaissance"
http://www.opencenter.org/teachings-from-the-renaissance/

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
April 15-17, 2011.
"Soul-Spirit-Dialogues"
http://www.soul-spirit-dialogues.ca/

DERBY, CT
April 27, 2011.
"The Soulful Healthcare Professional"
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
"A Place of Healing"
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Grassy Hill Lodge
77 Sodom Lane
Derby, CT 06418
For more information, please contact: St. Vincent's Parish Nurse
Office at (203) 576-5558

ALBUQUERQUE, NM
May 19 - 20, 2011.
"Healing People, Healing Places"
& "Care of the Soul in Medicine"
Osler Symposia, Doctoring 2011: Embracing the Challenge
You can find this non-profit group on Facebook under "Osler Symposia"

Thomas Moore's Upcoming 2011 Events

2011-01-14T11:27:00.000-05:00

January 2011

From Religion

to Spirituality

Thomas Moore & Hari Kirin,

Kripalu, March 25-27, 2011

*CE Credits

This program is eligible for :

8.5 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge

For more information or to register, please click here

Visit Thomas Moore's Blog on Huffington Post
click here

LONDON, ENGLAND

March 19, 2011.
"Spirituality and Soul-Making"
Re-Vision: Centre for Integrative Psychosynthesis, London, 4 pm.
www.re-vision.org.uk

March 21, 2011.
"Artemis and Her Children: The Soul's Need for Privacy"
Re-Vision: Centre for Integrative Psychosynthesis
www.re-vision.org.uk

CHELTENHAM, UK

March 22, 2011.
"Care of the Soul and Spirit"
The Isbourne Holistic Center
http://www.isbourne.org/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=60&extmode=view&extid=1867

LONDON, ENGLAND

March 23, 2011.
"Soul and Spirit in Medicine"
World Congree of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Andrology
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
www.wcoga2011.com

Tom a monk in Donegal, Ireland 1960.

LENOX, MA

March 25-27, 2011.
"From Religion to Spirituality" With Hari Kirin.
http://www.kripalu.org/program/view/TM-111/from_religion_to_spirituality

DERBY, CT

April 27, 2011.
"The Soulful Healthcare Professional"
10:30 am - 12:00 pm

"A Place of Healing"
1:30 - 3:00 pm

Grassy Hill Lodge
77 Sodom Lane
Derby, CT 06418

ALBUQUERQUE, NM

May 19 - 20, 2011.
"Healing People, Healing Places"
& "Care of the Soul in Medicine"
Osler Symposia, Doctoring 2011: Embracing the Challenge
You can find this non-profit group on Facebook under "Osler Symposia"

Thomas Moore's Online Events and More

2010-10-06T11:20:00.000-04:00

Join Thomas Moore at the I Can Do It! Conference in Tampa, Florida on

Saturday, November 13
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Visit www.icandoit.net
to learn more about this
great event.

UPCOMING ONLINE EVENTS -
Connect with Thomas Moore
from Anywhere in the World

Sounds True presents "Gifts of a Dark Night -
Dealing Effectively with Times of Loss and Trial"
October 28, November 4, & November 11, 2010

What if our times of trial- the loss of a loved one, a financial challenge, an illness, or an ongoing dissatisfaction with life- also held profound gifts? This is an interactive, three-session series to help us learn how to navigate our inevitable times of trial with grace, dignity, and trust.

For more information or to register, click here.

Also, visit Tami Simon's podcast at http://www.soundstrue.com/podcast/?p=2067 to hear an interview with Thomas Moore and other leading spiritual teachers and writers about their latest challenges-the "leading edge" of their work.

_____________________________________________

"Living a Soulful Life - Heart, Intimacy, Pleasure"
November 8, 2010
An online class in which Thomas Moore will explore effective ways to deal with psychological issues that get in the way and with ways to live a more satisfying life of work, friendship, and intimacy.

For more details or to register, please click here.

Soul-Spirit Dialogues: Deep Spiritual Leadership

2010-08-04T13:44:00.000-04:00

Thomas Moore recently worked with over 500 clergy at a ministers' convention and was impressed by their struggle to teach their people and grow personally, often with little support for their own spiritual lives. Out of this experience arose the idea of a master class in deepening spiritual leadership.

Thomas writes....
            The materialism and secularism of our time can seem overwhelming, but there is a strong underlying spiritual renewal taking place across the world that offers hope. What it will become, no one knows, but now is the time to use our imaginations to re-vision a world where the deep human soul (depth psychology) and the soaring spirit (a new theology and spirituality) intersect. The seminars that Rev. Wayne Walder and I have created aim at re-imagining spiritual leadership, focusing on a deepening of that role in a changing world.
            Where else can you get intelligent inspiration, fresh ideas and communal support rooted in a sophisticated psychology, a profound appreciation of all spiritual traditions and a new kind of theology for the 21st century? This program includes in-person dialogue with Thomas Moore and a community of learning.
            I feel strongly that this program for clergy and spiritual leaders is important enough to be the focus now of my life work. Religion and spirituality are moving into an exciting future. This carefully crafted program is a master class primarily for leaders who have experience and want to push the frontiers of their knowledge and skills.

For more information check out the web site at: soul-spirit-dialogues.ca

Omega this weekend and other upcoming events

2010-06-29T14:10:00.001-04:00

Upcoming Events

CAPE COD, MA August 16-20, 2010 "Care of the Soul and Spirituality in Psychotherapy"
Click here to register

SANTA FE, NM October 22-24, 2010 "Care of the Soul and Spirituality in Psychotherapy"
Click here to register

TAMPA, FLORIDA
November 11-14, 2010
"I Can Do It" Conference
Click here to register

Omega Institute
Rhinebeck, New York
July 2 - 4, 2010
Jesus Spirituality & the Soul of the Gospels
Tuition: $295
continuing education credits

Click below to watch a clip

Click here to register

With his phenomenally best-selling book, Care of the Soul, and related works, Thomas Moore has guided millions of people in their search for a meaningful life.

This workshop is based on Moore's latest book, Writing in the Sand: Jesus and the Soul of the Gospels, which circles back to Moore's early days as a Catholic monk, but is informed by his 30 years of experience as an archetypal, soul-based psychotherapist and theologian. The result is nothing less than a profound achievement for anyone of any faith-or lack thereof.

"You don't have to be Christian to make the Gospels an important source of your spiritual life and practice," Moore says in Writing in the Sand. "You only have to read these texts for their spiritual insight and for the spiritual path they offer."

Moore and his wife, Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa, guide us through meditation, chant, communal reflection, self-examination, reading, and walking meditation as we open to the joy of human life and relationship, and discover a spirituality of the divine that never conflicts with the pleasures of our earthly existence.

Recommended reading: Moore, Writing in the Sand. Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa is also teaching Art & Yoga Retreat; October 10-15, 2010.

Thomas Moore, PhD, is the author of 17 books on spirituality and soulful living. Because of his deep appreciation for Buddhism, he often refers to himself as a "Zen Catholic." careofthesoul.net

Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa, MFA, MA, is a lead trainer of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan and an artist dedicated to healing through yoga and art. She began yoga and meditation with Christian monks in 1971 and has taught since 1985. artandyoga.com

Father's Day: The Guru of Golf by Thomas Moore

2010-06-09T13:34:00.002-04:00

Give your dad The Guru of Golf for Father's Day
Click here to buy it now online or order it from your local bookseller.

Soul Care: Watch Thomas Moore on ABC News

2010-06-09T13:33:00.001-04:00

Soul Care: Thomas Moore speaking on ABC news about health care.

Click on the book

Thomas Moore: Writing in the Sand at Kripalu

2010-06-03T23:24:00.001-04:00

Click on the photo to watch the video.

Care of the Soul in Medicine by Thomas Moore

2010-04-13T15:37:00.002-04:00

Care of the Soul in Medicine on the road in 2010

2010-04-02T22:02:00.002-04:00

SAN DIEGO: 5/16, 2010
I Can Do It! Care of the Soul in Medicine: Healing Guidance for Patients, Families, and the People Who Care for Them

BRUNSWICK, ME
5/7/2010.Lecture: The Importance of Not Knowing Yourself 7/8-9/2010 Workshop: Imperfect Souls: How to Love Your Inner Idiot

TORONTO: 5/30/2010I Can Do It! Care of the Soul in Medicine: Healing Guidance for Patients, Families, and the People Who Care for Them

RINEBECK, NY July 2 - 4, 2010 Jesus Spirituality & the Soul of the Gospels

CAPE COD, MA August 16-20, 2010 "Care of the Soul and Spirituality in Psychotherapy"

SANTA FE, NM October 22-24, 2010 "Care of the Soul and Spirituality in Psychotherapy"

TAMPA, FLORIDA
November 11-14, 2010
"I Can Do It" Conference

In my latest book Care of the Soul in Medicine, I offer
my vision for improving health care. I spell out what it means to treat patients as whole persons-body, soul and spirit, and, as usual, I tell stories from my own experience and some that I've heard in my travels. As in Dark Nights of the Soul, I deal with illness as a rite of passage, an event that has important meaning for the patient and the health care giver as well.

The idea for this book came from readers of Care of the Soul. When that book first appeared almost twenty years ago, I began receiving letters from hospitals and medical schools interested in my point of view. In the intervening years I have spoken at countless medical events and have visited hospitals, medical schools and hospices. To prepare for this book I spent two days each month over a two-year period at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, where I got to know hospital life with some intimacy.

So, this is a very meaningful publication for me. I want
to add the deep human and spiritual perspective to the
current discussion about health care. The book is not
abstract or theoretical. In it I speak from my passions as a healer and as a patient. I look forward to hearing your responses to this book. To purchase Care of the Soul In Medicine click on the book cover to the [left]. To meet me on the road click on an event for more information or to register.
Thanks,
Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore & Hari Kirin March 2010 Retreat

2010-03-03T22:43:00.004-05:00

Writing in the Sand:

Jesus and the Soul of the Gospels

How do we bring ancient spiritual teachings into our twenty-first-century lives?

Find out how with Thomas Moore, the best-selling author, psychotherapist, and theologian who redefined psychotherapy as care of the soul, and his wife, artist and yoga teacher Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa, in this monastic-style weekend retreat delving into original Greek texts and newly discovered gospels. Through meditation, chant, communal reflection, self-examination, spiritual reading, and silent walking meditation, you will open to the joys of human life and relationship.

	Find out more and register.

Thomas Moore's September 2009 newsletter

2009-09-15T23:45:00.011-04:00

Care Of The Soul

September 2009

"...you cultivate a deep respect for people who are not of your circle and whom society rejects... Secondly, you do everything possible to deal effectively with demonic urges in yourself and in the society. You do something about aggression, paranoia, narcissism, greed, jealously, and violence. You live with a mindset that doesn't justify such things, but seeks alternatives. Thirdly, you play the role of the healer in every situation. The word "therapy" appears 47 times in the New Testament... Finally, you stay awake and don't fall into the unconsciousness of the age. You also help others wake up to a thoughtful life imagined in fresh, original, and convivial ways. "

quoted from
WRITING IN THE SAND: JESUS & THE SOUL OF THE GOSPELS
By Thomas Moore

Meet Thomas Moore on the road in these upcoming lectures and workshops:

LONDON, ENGLAND

September 7, 2009.
"Writing in the Sand: Jesus and the Soul of the Gospels"
Thomas Moore uses depth psychology, mythology, and spirituality to present a Gospel spirituality in tune with 21st century values.
Alternatives, St. James, London, 7-8:30 pm. 197 Picadilly. £10/5
www.alternatives.org.uk

September 9, 2009
"Magritte's Head: Our Precious Ignorance and Foolishness"
An interpretation of classic sources, proposing the limits of the mind and the importance of admitting to what you don't know and can never know.
Hampstead Town Hall, London, England. 7 pm, £25
www.re-vision.org.uk

September 11-13, 2009
"Sacred Margins"
Thomas is particularly delighted to be involved in this conference as he has deep concerns about the utilitarian direction in which psychotherapy is currently headed. He is going to talk about the myth of Hermes and the role of liminality in the process of psychotherapy.
www.re-vision.co.uk/sacred_margins

DUBLIN, IRELAND

September 15, 2009.
"Hermes in the Margins: Liminality in Psychotherapy"
Turning Point, 23 Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland. 7:30 - 10 pm.
Intended for psychotherapists to help them be comfortable with the mysterious dimensions of human life.
75. 353 1 280 7888.
admin@iicps.ie

CAMBRIDGE, MA

October 18, 2009.
"Soul and Cosmos: A New Way of Imagining Life in the 21st Century"; With Richard Tarnas.
Lesley University, Marran Theatre, 4 pm. No tickets at the door. Lesley U. Community free. General Public $15 in advance.
This talk moves us away from the rationalism and mechanical philosophies of the twentieth century, toward an appreciation of symbol myth and archetype.
www.brownpapertickets.com

HARTFORD, CT

October 26, 2009.
"Feathers, a Ladder, and a Bowl of Oil:
Deepening the Practice of Medicine"
Awakening the Imagination of Medicine Conference, with Thomas Moore, James Hillman, Michael Kearney, Marcus McKinney, Sharon O'Brien.
Thomas' talk shows how we might address soul and spirit in the practice of medicine.
8am-5pm. Sheraton Hartford Hotel
100 E River Rd. East Hartford, CT. $50.
1-877-783-7262
www.stfranciscare.org

SANTA FE, NM

October 30-November 1, 2009
"Spirituality and Care of the Soul in Psychotherapy"
This is a three day seminar helping professionals mainly transform psychotherapy into deep and daily care for the soul and spirit.
New England Educational Institute
Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza Hotel.
1-413-499-489
www.neei.org

OTTAWA, CANADA

November 11-16
"Tell a Tale - Touch a Life - Transform the World"
Thomas Moore will be speaking on Leadership... four hours of presentations plus one 12 hour workshop for 25 registrants.
Unitarian Universalist Ministers of Canada
Not open to the public.
www.uumoc.ca

TAMPA, FL

November 22, 2009.
"The Soul of Medicine"
The importance of healing a whole person-body, soul, and spirit, a person with emotions, history, family, and work rather than simply treating a body.
11am - 12:30.
I Can Do It Conference
Hay House, Tampa, FL
Tampa Convention Center.
www.icandoit.net

LENOX, MA

March 26-28 2010
"Writing In the Sand: Jesus & The Soul of
the Gospels"
In his latest book, Moore shows that Jesus' teachings are challenging in a way that is far different from the moralism sometimes associated with him. Thanks to a fresh reading of the original Greek texts and newly discovered gospels, this expert on depth psychology will reintroduce ancient spiritual teachings in a way that can be meaningfully integrated into our twenty-first century lives. Working with meditation, chant, communal reflection(culpa), self examination, spiritual reading, and silent walking meditation and more you will open to the joy of human life and relationship. Encounter a spirituality constantly aware of the divine in heaven, that in no way conflicts with the sheer pleasure of bodily existence and human contact.

If your group would like Thomas Moore as a guest speaker, email Thomas Moore's site, careofthesoul.net.

Return to Barque: Thomas Moore