2008 Workshops
offered at Zen Community
Inner Disarmament: the art of
pro-active integral communication
November 14–16, 2008
(Friday night 7:00-9:00 pm, Sat. 9:00 am – 4:00
pm, Sun. 10 am - 3:00 pm)
This workshop will teach you specific
language patterns for building and nurturing trust in relationships
and groups. The class material is accompanied by many hands-on
role-plays that are surprisingly tranformative. The integration
of integral, universal truths with practical communication skills
will give you more confidence in working with conflicts and difficult
people.
Robert Althouse has been teaching
this workshop since shortly after 9/11, helping people learn
how to work more skillfully with conflict and difficult people.
- Learn pro-active communication skills
- Transform conflicts without fear
- Let go of destructive judgments
- Learn the power and depth of simple listening
Cost: $175/non-members $225
Click
here to register online
"This course opened my eyes, yet again, to the power
of skillful language and listening in understanding and being
understood. It is not about expressing ourselves and 'word
technique' - it's about listening for unmet needs in others
- often difficult when emotions cloud communication.
Anyone seeking better, clearer, more empathic and more authentic
communication should check this out. The list of feelings and
needs is surprisingly useful and I keep it close for those
moments when I'm having trouble connecting. With practice,
this technique is powerful.
Robert Joshin Althouse brings life experience, humor, honesty
and a gentle directness to teaching this 'language of compassion.'"
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Oak Park
participant, Lisa Haufschild
Big Mind Workshop with Roshi Nicolee
Jikyo McMahon, Nov. 8, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Roshi Nicolee Jikyo McMahon will offer a Big
Mind workshop on Saturday, Nov. 8th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at
the Zen Community of Oak Park. McMahon Roshi is Joshin Sensei's
transmission teacher in the White Plum Lineage. She received
Dharma Transmission from Taizan Maezumi Roshi in 1995. She
is certified by Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi in the Big Mind process.
She originated the "Practice of Immediacy" (c) which integrates
the arts, music, writing, poetry and movement with Zen practice.
This workshop is open to everyone.
Cost: Dana contribution.
Writer's Workshop with Sharon Myoku
Ankrum
Saturday, April 5, May 3, June 14, July 12, Sept 6, Oct 4, Nov 1
10 am to 12 noon
Have you always wanted to write – or you
do write – but you've never given yourself enough time?
Join us for two hours of writing and sharing. Sharon Myoku Ankrum,
who holds two degrees in literature and an MFA in creative writing,
will facilitate the workshop.
Ankrum has published poems in journals like The
New York Quarterly. She has run writing workshops for teachers
through the New Jersey Writing Project in Texas. She is now facilitating
a workshop at the Zen Community of Oak Park. To begin, the participants
will write prompts. From there, we'll pull from the wealth of
ideas that have been crafted by Natalie Goldberg, Julia Cameron,
Deena Metzger, and others.
Cost: Dana contribution.
Butoh Dance Workshop
September 28, 2008; 1:00–5:00 pm
This class will begin with exercises
to develop body awareness, elasticity, balance and power. Internal,
physical research, image-based improvisations and simple choreography
will be explored individually and in groups.
Jesus Soberon is a dancer and choreographer
based in Spain. He has performed solo works in Barcelona, Madrid,
Bilbao and northern Germany. He is a member of Ten-pen-chii Art
Labor, the German butoh dance company led by Yumiko Yoshioka.
Jesus is living at the Zen Community
of Oak Park for the month of September. He will do a surprise
butoh performance some time during the workday on Saturday, Sept.
27th. Everyone is invited to join in helping to complete the
Japanese Garden on this day, and if you are lucky, you might
be here, when Jesus performs. Those who saw him perform abutoh
dance for the nearly completed hula mound will not forget it.
Cost: $60/ZCOP members $40
to register, call 708.445.1651
flier of
butoh workshop (pdf)
Zen Mind, Hula Mind Workshop in
New York City
with Sensei Joshin Althouse and Kumu Hula, June Tanoue
Saturday, May 17, 2008
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
This workshop will be held at the Center
for Remembrance and Sharing at 123 4th Ave. - 2nd Floor
in New York City. It will take place on Saturday, May 17th
from 11:00 to 2:00 pm
Sensei Robert Joshin Althouse is the Abbot
of the Zen Community of Oak Park, and the husband of Kumu
Hula, June Kaililani Tanoue. They will teach this workshop
together weaving together teachings from Zen and Hula.
Suggested
Dana Donation : $30
Hula: Sacred Dance of Hawaii Workshop
Saturdays, Jan 26
10 am to 5 pm
This workshop will be taught by Kumu Kaililani
Ryushin Tanoue and will cover both physical aspects of hula
dance, as well as spiritual aspects of hula as a sacred dance.
It will include mediation, a talk and learning a hula.
A simple lunch is included.
Cost: $90
Register by calling the office at 708.445.1651
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