[Sdpg] Upcoming Retreat

[Sustainable World Radio]

Hi Everybody,

Here is some information about an upcoming retreat in Santa Barbara. "Spirit and Nature: Spiritual Resources for Sustainable Living" is being held at La Casa de Maria in September.

Best,

Jill Cloutier

PRESS RELEASE
>
> For immediate distribution
>
> FROM: Spiritual Paths Foundation and La Casa de Maria
> www.spiritualpaths.net/spiritandnature)
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> SUBJECT:     "SPIRIT & NATURE"
>
> DATE:       August 22, 2007
> CONTACTt:   Edward W. Bastian, Ph.D. President, Spiritual Paths
> 805 695-0104 – ed at spiritualpaths.net
>
> Environmental and Spiritual Leaders
> Partner to Help Stop Global Warming
>
> On September 14-16 eminent environmental and spiritual leaders will  
> lead a weekend program for the general public called "Spirit and  
> Nature: Spiritual Resources for Sustainable Living" at La Casa de  
> Maria in Santa Barbara, CA.
>
> A first of its kind, the program will gather environmental and  
> religious organizations, educators, policy makers, and concerned  
> community members to help cure the causes of global warming.   
> Nationally recognized experts will present innovative ideas to  
> motivate spiritual congregations and the general public to embrace  
> environmentally-friendly practices.
>
> The program begins Friday night, October 14 at 7:30 PM and ends at  
> noon, Sunday, October 16.  It will include short plenary  
> presentations, in-depth experiential and discussion sessions, music  
> and movement, and a concluding InterSpiritual service.
>
> Speakers will include Congresswoman Lois Capps, Michael Potts, CEO  
> of the Rocky Mountain Institute, Ernst von Weinsaecker, Dean of  
> Bren School at the University of California-Santa Barbara, Mike  
> McGinnis, professor and activist, Sharyn Main, environmental  
> leader, Reverend Cythia Bourgeault, Shaikh Kabir and Camille  
> Helminski, Rabbi Rami Shapiro, Pravrajika Vrajaprana, Don "Four  
> Arrows" Jacobs, and Dr. Ed Bastian.
>
> Looking through the lenses of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism,  
> Islam, Judaism, and Native American spirituality, we will explore  
> how these rich traditions can help create a foundation for  
> environmentally sustainable ways of living.
>
> The program partnership is organized by the Spiritual Paths  
> Institute along with La Casa de Maria, the Community Environmental  
> Council of Santa Barbara (CEC), the Interfaith Initiative of Santa  
> Barbara, Fielding Graduate University, the Institute for  
> Reverential Ecology, the California Student Sustainability  
> Coalition, and the Rocky Mountain Institute.
>
> The program will include:
> · Presentations by esteemed spiritual and environmental leaders
> · In-depth discussions between participants and leaders.
> · Music, movement, chants, and meditations
> · Time to reflect and enjoy the company of new and old friends
> · Ways to apply this environmental and spiritual wisdom in our  
> lives and work.
> Our goals are to:
> · Create environmental alliances between environmental activists,  
> policy makers, faith leaders, & people of spirit;
> · Motivate religious institutions to model environmentalism as a  
> spiritual practice;
> · Help participants to become environmental change-agents in their  
> communities.
> Generous scholarships are available.  For registration, call (805)  
> 969-5031 or email registerb at lcdm.org.   For more information, see  
> www.spiritualpaths.net/spiritandnature.
>
> The Spiritual Paths Foundation is a non-profit educational  
> organization based in Santa Barbara, CA and Aspen, CO.  The  
> Foundation provides programs that generate peace, respect, and  
> mutual understanding between people of diverse religious and  
> spiritual traditions and that explore ways to apply spiritual  
> values to meet the challenges in the modern world.   The Spiritual  
> Paths Institute is developing a Graduate Program in InterSpiritual  
> and Contemplative Studies.  See www.spiritualpaths.net for more  
> information.
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Edward W. Bastian, Ph.D.
> President, Spiritual Paths
> 805 695-0104
> ed at spiritualpaths.net
> www.spiritualpaths.net 
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