Shh…Spirituality Health Haven…
FOUR SpecialSummer Classes:
‘Mindfulness in Practice’
Improve your Relationships through “Awareness”
Mindfulness allows us to ‘know’ the reality or truth
of situations, beliefs, etc…and helps us develop
the tools we need to know ourselves better and move
on to form a better relationship with our self, family
and others and even the ‘things’ around us.
Come join us to try a different TYPE of Life Coach…
How different?
YOU will learn to be your ownlife ‘coach’!
No one else can do it for you!
YOUR‘relationships’…
WITH SELF AND OTHERS will thrive!
Mindfulness…..is incredible at transforming lives.
Join us in classes that will illustrate how
‘Mindfulness’ works and nurtures your life.
Sat. June 23 – Mindfulness and Problem Solving
Sat. July 7 – Meeting Your Younger Self
Sat. Aug. 4 – Discovering Motivation & Digesting Information
Sat. Aug. 25 – Main topic is Mindfulness and Freedom. We are going to discuss the perceived reality of freedom and responsibility -this will build the skill of identifying the reality of our freedom and our need to manager ourselves.
1st Christian Church
610 E. Beltline, Desoto, Texas
Breakfast: 9:30 Session: 10:00-11:30
NO charge…………..Donations appreciated
Reservations required…..additional information 469-585-1252
Welcome Beginners! Mindfulness has no beginning, no goal, nor destination. It is a process.
Just jump in wherever you are.
A bit more on each Class…
Saturday, June 23 A class devoted to open up the possibilities
of problem solving. Mindfulness begins with seeking
the truth around whatever we are working on before
we ‘think’ we know what to ‘do’. Consider what this
woulddo to trying to win an argument, questions you
might ask yourself about something you are thinking
of doing without proper preparation, and so…
Mindfulness challenges our mind to take responsibility
for our actions and thoughts. You might actually find
out you do not own this problem or it is not a problem
but an opportunity.
Saturday, July 7 Mindfulness helps us identity what is real in
the present and what is drifting in from our younger
self and clouding reality for us. Getting to know our
younger self with stern laughter and gentle correction
is a way of meeting truth still energized and armed with
a clear picture of ‘YOU’.
Saturday, Aug., 4 Motivation is often ignored as a conduit of
information. Mindfulness brings us to some core
issues of character building in encouraging us to explore
our motivations so that we may truly feel good about
ourselves, relieve anxiety, lower blood pressure and
be joyful.
Saturday, August 25 Main topic is Mindfulness and Freedom. We are going to discuss the perceived reality of freedom and responsibility -this will build the skill of identifying the reality of our freedom and our need to manager ourselves. Mindfulness gives us new perspective.
If you have questions, please call 469-585-1252.
Come to class…open the door…
To a new way of knowing you…
Need more information? Read on…
Sessions highlight the practice of MINDFULNESS.
Understand what being ‘present means’…
Experience yourself from another perspective…
Leave –not just with notes but with insight…
Breathing will become a gateway to awareness!
Most of all taking charge of your emotions and
Using their energy with consciousness…
is one of the great first steps
in managing your ‘self’.
As you become present to yourself you are ready
to live your life responsibly as you choose not
by jumping to respond or giving in to force but
by your conscious choice, that is the gift of mindfulness.
That something is located in the study of our ‘selves’.
Classes use three of the most useful systems from
three different backgrounds, Christian Spirituality
(Myers Briggs dev. from this), Mindfulness and Kabbalah
(2 other systems from spirituality).
Spirituality is‘Awareness’ of your own life including how you perceive
yourself, others, your environment, and reality. These
systems are an asset to your plans for your life
and general well-being.Classes center on personal
discovery of your gift of awareness and learning to
use that to become your own personal tool for the
things you want to attempt to do in life. Lessons bring
reality into focus – a first step in making informed
decisions by being present in your life.
Reservations required…..additional information 469-585-1252
Spirituality Classes
For those attending church, those tired of church, those not happy with church,we invite you to come and be refreshed and nurtured.
What are they?
A Spirituality Class concentrates on presenting the skills necessary to optimize our own abilities to be aware of God present in our lives. The studies bring to light the ways people perceive God and the impediments to this perception.
What to expect…
Benefit to those studying Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong of stress relief--these classes re spa time for the body.
Our Fall Saturday and Tuesday Night classes add the missing dimension. They will highlight the Discipline of Mindfulness. Think of this a spa time for your mind (mind = all of your perception and processing capabilities).
What do I get and what does it cost?
The Studies offered do not fix people but rather help each of us to appreciate ourselves and others. Where there is understanding, tension melts away, tolerance is born, we become creative and rejoice in our Creator. Good for us! Good for our church! You may also want to keep in mind that these classes provide tools for leaders, committee members, teachers, and are suitable for a ‘special’ one time class or even an overnight or weekend retreat. For our regular Tuesday evening class there is no charge. At the Saturday Morning Seminars we put out a plate for donations. To have your own special class or retreat, we also ask for a donation.
Christian Spirituality, Mindfulness & Kabbalah
Mindfulness is incredible at transforming lives
… Myers Briggs helps with strategies for living.
Kabbalah puts your life on a map for study.
We all dream of moving up, bettering
our chances of achieving our goals but do we
know that there is something that actually helps us develop potential.
That something is located in the study of our ‘selves’.
Classes use three of the most useful systems from
three different backgrounds, Christian Spirituality
(Myers Briggs dev. from this), Mindfulness and Kabbalah (2 other systems from spirituality). Spirituality is ‘Awareness’ of your own life including how you perceive yourself, others, your environment, and reality.
These systems are an asset to your plans for your life and general well-being.
Classes center on personal discovery of your gift of awareness and learning to use that to become your own personal tool for the things you want to attempt to do in life. Lessons bring reality into focus – a first step in making informed decisions by being present in your life.
Come join us to try a different TYPE of Life Coach…
How different?
You will learn to be your own ‘coach’. No one else can do it for you!
Mindfulness as a Tool to Study the
Times We Live In
1st Christian Church
610 E. Beltline, Desoto, Texas
Come to class…
open the door…
To a new way of knowing you!
The first session highlights MINDFULNESS.
Understand what being ‘present means’…
Experience yourself from another perspective…
Leave –not just with notes but with insight…
Breathing will become a gateway to awareness!
Most of all taking charge of your emotions and
Using their energy with consciousness…
is one of the great first steps
in managing your ‘self’.
As you become present to yourself you are ready to live your responsible life as you choose not by jumping to respond or giving in to force but by your conscious choice, that is the gift of mindfulness.
WELCOME BEGINNERS
Join us no matter where you are in your spiritual journey.
Mindfulness has no goal, no destination…it is a process…
Step in where you are…
Mindfulness is a special way of being. This set of Seminars will cover Understanding our 'Ego' ... helping out ego become all that it can be ... especially working on ignorance, emotion, satisfaction, responsibilities, happiness, comfort with 'self' while acquiring the skills to better understand our 'self' and manage our 'self’.
If you want to gain skills that will help you take charge of your life and understand what is really happening around you with a calm that allows you to make thoughtful decisions ... these classes are for you!
Past Seminars
Saturday, October 8...
Myers Briggs Indicators
This workshop is for 13 years old or older. It will present various graphs of how the test measured your preferences and how this influences choices (most of them unconscious). It also suggests growth patterns and various ways to nurture your self. You will grow in your ability to understand others and how to best work with them.
Saturday, October 22...
Attention and Intention
This class will use Myers Briggs, Mindfulness and Kabbalah to investigate Attention and Intention by applying Discipline. Attention and Intention do not attain their full potential until you study and practice (sort of like driving a car, riding a bicycle, even learning to walk). If left to do the best we can whenever ... we get into trouble ... awareness is crucial. If you have never been to a spirituality Class before and even if you have studied all three Systems, you will be gaining information for nourishment by just watching how they complement each other in most helpful ways in our daily activities.
Myers Briggs Indicators
Unite with Mindfulness Discipline to equip the student with a fresh way to evaluate their perceptions and use them in ordinary situations and issues to develop a heightened sense of what’s happening in your life.
Spiritual Discipline of ‘Journey’
Two part class will study the meaning of the Hebrew Letters (from their hieroglyphs) to prepare for understanding the life path on the Kabbalah Tree. We will look at some special Hebrew words that hold a lesson for our journey (something to ponder: Jesus at His age surely new this and used it).
Kabbalah
It is time now to use the letters in our interior journey. First thing we explore is a similarity to Myers Briggs indicators and Mindfulness. Then into Kabbalah. There is a new direction to perceive and purpose…how interesting! Unique? Leads to insights, appreciation, and compassion in our lives.
Struggle for Freedom
Using Classical Spirituality, Mindfulness and Kabbalah we will look at the issues around the struggle for freedom and ways to alleviate the suffering that the loss of freedom causes.
The Business of Spirituality
Looking to develop your professional business or just the business of your self, then this will be a helpful and fun seminar. You won’t believe how helpful spirituality can be to ordinary life!
Mindfulness
A Mindfulness Class designed to open an awareness to how what we think influences our 'brain' and what we might do to make informed choices to improve our health, clarity, learning, peace and general well-being.
Kabbalah Classes Tuesdays
October
Everyone is welcome!
6:30-7:30 pm
Emphasis on using the Tree of Life to understand self.
Classes will include a study of the Hebrew Alphabet and useful ways to enhance your ability to perceive what's happening, make informed decisions and have fun while you are doing it. We will also discuss how Mindfulness and Kabbalah enrich each other. Come join us!
Please browse and sign up for classes. Or to have your questions answered, visit:
If you would like to be in a class not scheduled, please call Annette (469-585-1252). When 6-8 people are waiting for a class, we will call and arrange time.
Our teacher is Annette Meehan B.A. Temple Univ., Psychology; M.Div. Perkins Seminary, S.M.U.; Certificate Spiritual Direction Catholic and Episcopal Dioceses, Virginia (John Westerh of, dir. Duke Univ.); Celtic Spirituality Durham University, England. As Spiritual Director conducted seminars/classes in various ‘Personality/Spirituality Dev.’, ‘The Spirituality Side of History’, ‘Dev. Church Leadership through Spirituality’, ‘Spirituality for Educators’, ‘Kabbalah’, ‘Classical Side of Spirituality’ (relationship to philosophy) and ‘Study on the ‘Axial Age’- emphasis Eastern Spirituality - the Mindfulness Tradition.
Annette is the pastor of 1st Christian Church in DeSoto.
Classes are designed to accommodate needs and interests of those attending.
Call Annette for information 469-585-1252
To talk to someone who has attended several of the classes, please call:
Rochanne or Paul Dunkin (Disciples) 469-672-4946
Laura Mahaley (Episcopal) 972-533-7912
Lenard Marsaw (non denominational) 469-401-7421
Laurence Stephenson (Disciples) 972-863-3379
There are 4 categories of study…
I. Personality and Spirituality
Remember ‘Spirituality is the awareness of God’. This group of studies seeks to aid the self in knowing the self and all that went into making that self. The self you have is your tool for knowing God. It is important to know how to use this tool.
Classes in Personality Aids leaders and builds conflict management
These classes use the Myers Briggs indicators as a tool in understanding our Spiritual needs and development, with emphasis on how we learn, which is valuable for those who wish to study, teach, lead, or parent.
Study in Prayer Becoming aware of the prayers we engage in personally and corporately throughout our day… and the way we label our life.
II. The Spiritual Side of History
The Threads of Theology (beginning with Neanderthal to us)
This class highlights the beginning of theology (issues of power and authority, symbols, rituals and language, and issues forming in Christian history) and its effect on Spirituality.
The Dark Side of Spirituality Similar to the Study above but concentrating on the ‘Dark Side’ of Christian history to understand history’s effect on Spirituality
Understanding the Language of Worship What makes a religious service religious and what makes a religious service spiritual. Understanding our personal and corporate needs and responsibilities in worship.
III. Kabbalah Studies
Kabbalah is a Jewish Spirituality. It is a way of understanding our consciousness. Spirituality is the awareness of God and the activities that help that awareness. Kabbalah can offer another exercise in that discovery. Kabbalah uses ourselves as ‘our personal tool’ for all we know/experience and illustrates our ministry in this world.
In Kabbalah we are able to use tools to stimulate our growth, to develop energy, and to validate ourselves. The best way to grasp some ideas of Kabbalah is the Tree of Life (the map of consciousness). It is a tool to know our territories… what they are like and how we might best use and interpret them in our spiritual journey (similar to Myers Briggs and Classical Spirituality Patterns).
Kabbalah helps verbalize purpose to our existence and relates us to the whole creation. It is not opposed to Christianity, the Bible, or any other religion. Kabbalah may be a ‘one time class’ or various groups of classes that allow study of more difficult concepts.
The Hebrew Alphabet
An additional seminar class overview or a longer series of classes gives those with an interest in the symbols used in Kabbalah a chance to see the alphabet develop from hieroglyphics to letters that retain all or portions of their meanings. This is an interesting addition to our skill in interpreting both Old and New Testaments. It also leads into a historical discussion of how Tarot Cards developed, their place in Spirituality, and of course seeing a demonstration of Tarot set in the pattern of the Tree of Life.
IV. Mindfulness Studies
This is a study of spiritual exercise that consists of Meditation (not a detachment exercise) used to train the mind to be more mindful (AWARE) and lessons in developing our spiritual selves to be more satisfied. Christians add this spiritual exercise to enrich their religious experience. The Big bonus is it improves self-control, lowers blood pressure, enriches your very existence while enhancing awareness of God. One of our big problems is we do not like to be told what to do. In this class of Spirituality awareness you will acquire the skill to tell yourself what to do.
After the beginning classes other specific topics to improve your ‘Mindfulness’ may be studied. A partial list:
1. ‘Belonging’ Belonging is more than a family, a shelter, ethnic attachment, title, or group. Belonging is essential to us. It is important to understand the pushes and pulls of this part of our living experience, especially in our Spirituality.
2. Healing from the Inside Out Our abilities to heal our self are waiting to be encouraged and nurtured. This class helps you identify them.
3. Emotions and Their Place in Spirituality A discussion of emotion and how to read its information. In this way you can greatly improve your understanding of yourself to make better decisions and responses. The Spiritual skills of right understanding and right intention become part of your Spiritual life and what you have to offer.
4. Right Speech For most people speaking, looking well, and acting correctly in public comes naturally. Unfortunately, we do not extend this courtesy to ourselves. This class discusses what this does to our Spiritual life and suggests learning tools in thinking about our selves. Truth matters in this realm and is our tool in this world of knowing God and our ministry.
5. Morality and the Issues of Justice and Loving Kindness Take a second look at these issues using Right Understanding and Right Thinking (Intention).
FOUR SpecialSummer Classes:
‘Mindfulness in Practice’
Improve your Relationships through “Awareness”
Mindfulness allows us to ‘know’ the reality or truth
of situations, beliefs, etc…and helps us develop
the tools we need to know ourselves better and move
on to form a better relationship with our self, family
and others and even the ‘things’ around us.
Come join us to try a different TYPE of Life Coach…
How different?
YOU will learn to be your ownlife ‘coach’!
No one else can do it for you!
YOUR‘relationships’…
WITH SELF AND OTHERS will thrive!
Mindfulness…..is incredible at transforming lives.
Join us in classes that will illustrate how
‘Mindfulness’ works and nurtures your life.
Sat. June 23 – Mindfulness and Problem Solving
Sat. July 7 – Meeting Your Younger Self
Sat. Aug. 4 – Discovering Motivation & Digesting Information
Sat. Aug. 18 – Clearing out the Guilt Game for Inner Fulfillment
1st Christian Church
610 E. Beltline, Desoto, Texas
Breakfast: 9:30 Session: 10:00-11:30
NO charge…………..Donations appreciated
Reservations required…..additional information 469-585-1252
Welcome Beginners! Mindfulness has no beginning, no goal, nor destination. It is a process.
Just jump in wherever you are.
A bit more on each Class…
Saturday, June 23 A class devoted to open up the possibilities
of problem solving. Mindfulness begins with seeking
the truth around whatever we are working on before
we ‘think’ we know what to ‘do’. Consider what this
woulddo to trying to win an argument, questions you
might ask yourself about something you are thinking
of doing without proper preparation, and so…
Mindfulness challenges our mind to take responsibility
for our actions and thoughts. You might actually find
out you do not own this problem or it is not a problem
but an opportunity.
Saturday, July 7 Mindfulness helps us identity what is real in
the present and what is drifting in from our younger
self and clouding reality for us. Getting to know our
younger self with stern laughter and gentle correction
is a way of meeting truth still energized and armed with
a clear picture of ‘YOU’.
Saturday, Aug., 4 Motivation is often ignored as a conduit of
information. Mindfulness brings us to some core
issues of character building in encouraging us to explore
our motivations so that we may truly feel good about
ourselves, relieve anxiety, lower blood pressure and
be joyful.
Saturday, August 18 ‘Clearing Out the Guilt Game for Inner
Fulfillment’ Since we put ourselves ‘on the hook’, it is
we who must take us off the hook! Needs for perfection
unrealistic expectations, deceptive perceptions distract
us from our own ability to face obstacles that distort
our moral compass. Mindfulness gives us new perspective.
If you have questions, please call 469-585-1252.
Come to class…open the door…
To a new way of knowing you…
Need more information? Read on…
Sessions highlight the practice of MINDFULNESS.
Understand what being ‘present means’…
Experience yourself from another perspective…
Leave –not just with notes but with insight…
Breathing will become a gateway to awareness!
Most of all taking charge of your emotions and
Using their energy with consciousness…
is one of the great first steps
in managing your ‘self’.
As you become present to yourself you are ready
to live your life responsibly as you choose not
by jumping to respond or giving in to force but
by your conscious choice, that is the gift of mindfulness.
That something is located in the study of our ‘selves’.
Classes use three of the most useful systems from
three different backgrounds, Christian Spirituality
(Myers Briggs dev. from this), Mindfulness and Kabbalah
(2 other systems from spirituality).
Spirituality is‘Awareness’ of your own life including how you perceive
yourself, others, your environment, and reality. These
systems are an asset to your plans for your life
and general well-being.Classes center on personal
discovery of your gift of awareness and learning to
use that to become your own personal tool for the
things you want to attempt to do in life. Lessons bring
reality into focus – a first step in making informed
decisions by being present in your life.
FOUR SpecialSummer Classes:
‘Mindfulness in Practice’
Improve your Relationships through “Awareness”
Mindfulness allows us to ‘know’ the reality or truth
of situations, beliefs, etc…and helps us develop
the tools we need to know ourselves better and move
on to form a better relationship with our self, family
and others and even the ‘things’ around us.
Come join us to try a different TYPE of Life Coach…
How different?
YOU will learn to be your ownlife ‘coach’!
No one else can do it for you!
YOUR‘relationships’…
WITH SELF AND OTHERS will thrive!
Mindfulness…..is incredible at transforming lives.
Join us in classes that will illustrate how
‘Mindfulness’ works and nurtures your life.
Sat. June 23 – Mindfulness and Problem Solving
Sat. July 7 – Meeting Your Younger Self
Sat. Aug. 4 – Discovering Motivation & Digesting Information
Sat. Aug. 18 – Clearing out the Guilt Game for Inner Fulfillment
1st Christian Church
610 E. Beltline, Desoto, Texas
Breakfast: 9:30 Session: 10:00-11:30
NO charge…………..Donations appreciated
Reservations required…..additional information 469-585-1252
Welcome Beginners! Mindfulness has no beginning, no goal, nor destination. It is a process.
Just jump in wherever you are.
A bit more on each Class…
Saturday, June 23 A class devoted to open up the possibilities
of problem solving. Mindfulness begins with seeking
the truth around whatever we are working on before
we ‘think’ we know what to ‘do’. Consider what this
woulddo to trying to win an argument, questions you
might ask yourself about something you are thinking
of doing without proper preparation, and so…
Mindfulness challenges our mind to take responsibility
for our actions and thoughts. You might actually find
out you do not own this problem or it is not a problem
but an opportunity.
Saturday, July 7 Mindfulness helps us identity what is real in
the present and what is drifting in from our younger
self and clouding reality for us. Getting to know our
younger self with stern laughter and gentle correction
is a way of meeting truth still energized and armed with
a clear picture of ‘YOU’.
Saturday, Aug., 4 Motivation is often ignored as a conduit of
information. Mindfulness brings us to some core
issues of character building in encouraging us to explore
our motivations so that we may truly feel good about
ourselves, relieve anxiety, lower blood pressure and
be joyful.
Saturday, August 18 ‘Clearing Out the Guilt Game for Inner
Fulfillment’ Since we put ourselves ‘on the hook’, it is
we who must take us off the hook! Needs for perfection
unrealistic expectations, deceptive perceptions distract
us from our own ability to face obstacles that distort
our moral compass. Mindfulness gives us new perspective.
If you have questions, please call 469-585-1252.
Come to class…open the door…
To a new way of knowing you…
Need more information? Read on…
Sessions highlight the practice of MINDFULNESS.
Understand what being ‘present means’…
Experience yourself from another perspective…
Leave –not just with notes but with insight…
Breathing will become a gateway to awareness!
Most of all taking charge of your emotions and
Using their energy with consciousness…
is one of the great first steps
in managing your ‘self’.
As you become present to yourself you are ready
to live your life responsibly as you choose not
by jumping to respond or giving in to force but
by your conscious choice, that is the gift of mindfulness.
That something is located in the study of our ‘selves’.
Classes use three of the most useful systems from
three different backgrounds, Christian Spirituality
(Myers Briggs dev. from this), Mindfulness and Kabbalah
(2 other systems from spirituality).
Spirituality is‘Awareness’ of your own life including how you perceive
yourself, others, your environment, and reality. These
systems are an asset to your plans for your life
and general well-being.Classes center on personal
discovery of your gift of awareness and learning to
use that to become your own personal tool for the
things you want to attempt to do in life. Lessons bring
reality into focus – a first step in making informed
decisions by being present in your life.