cic's Podcast

Corey Passons leads a celebration that integrates the explorations we have done with the "shadow" and the "not best" parts and looks to the wisdom of the traditions for this integration and look to compassion and empathy as the foundation beneath the practice.

Kathleen Peppard leads a celebration on the shadow.

This celebration asks what is the offering of the "not best" in our lives and the spiritual/religious traditions that we encounter?  

Megan Parke leads a celebrating about finding and nurturing the "pool of peace" within each of us.

Karen Lohmann leads a celebration that celebrates the trees in her life and in all of our lives.

Corey Passons leads a celebration on listening to your dreams for the world, your self, and others and then asking what is next to honor and support that dream.  This is another way of thinking about what is hope.  On this first Sunday of Advent we welcome the ancient Pagan symbol of the Advent wreath and explore the first candle of the circle, Hope.

On Sunday, November 24, Kathleen Peppard leads a celebration on Cultivating Gratitude During Hard Times. Difficult times may be personal or collective or both. As Francis Weller has written, "The work of the mature person is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the other and to be stretched large by them." 

November 17th - Corey Passons leads a celebration that explores the relationship between justice and joy.  We look to insights from Dr. Kamiliah Majied who is a mental health therapist, clinical educator, and consultant on advancing equity and inclusion through contemplative practice.  Her recent book is, "Joyfully Just:  Black Wisdom and Buddhist Insights for Liberated Living" in which she draws...

November 10th - Corey Passons leads a celebration with facilitation of a Tonglen meditation by Karen Lohmann and a dance led by Jo Curtz.  We focus on connection, following the intuition of our path despite circumstances, and focusing the merit of our spiritual practice beyond ourselves.

Nancy Luenn visits CIC to tell of the origins of the annual Day of Remembrance celebration in CIC.

Corey Passons leads a celebration that lifts up the energy of noticing life and taking in the beauty of the world and this life.

October 20th -  The CIC Social Justice Committee hosts a celebration taking a look at the current situation for our homeless neighbors. Meg Martin, Director of Integrative Services at Interfaith Works, is the guest speaker. She shares of her story and gives a summary of the homelessness situation in our area along with services available and ways CICers can help. 

This is the music played by the CIC musicians (Penny Purkerson, Dick Hauser, Miriam Sterlin, Jo Curtz, Ryan Stephens, and Sarah Huntington) during our building of the healing altar.

Corey Passons leads a celebration that continues to explore the theme of gratitude in reference with neuroscience and spiritual practice.

Celebration leadership from Himayat Inayati. Himayat is a Murshid (senior leader) of the Sufi Ruhaniat International, the wisdom stream of Samuel Lewis (originator of Dances of Universal Peace) in the lineage of Hazrat Inayat Khan and the Chishti order of Sufism. 

Jamie Rainwood leads a celebration that explores our stories of gratitude and how it heals and impacts our lives.

Corey Passons leads a celebration that introduces the theme of the gratitude as a focal point for our CIC year.  Off we go!

Transition Sunday!  Corey Passons leads a celebration that takes in the harvest of the year and directs us toward the work of community beyond the circle and into the summer. 

Steve Gold leads a celebration entitled:  "Torah-Veda Mysticism, Kabalah, Tree of Life, Meditation."  This presentation weaves the spirituality found in Torah and related sources of Jewish Mysticism/Kabalah with connections found in Vedic spirituality and mysticism. Meditation and chanting are at the core of both of these paths.

Corey Passons led a celebration about navigating the journey...which sometimes includes not having a clue and needing to wait out the storms.

Sabra Hull, Alan Hardcastle, Sue Cummings and Bethanie Sand lead a celebration that holds space for Mother Earth. Through the lens of Joanna Macy's 3 stories or realities from her book Active Hope, we explored our concerns for our beloved earth, as well as ways we can stay centered and engaged in ways that call to us.

Corey Passons leads a celebration about the moments on the journey when something is set down or let go.  Our bodies as they age, our identities, relationships, spiritual practices, habits, hopes, hang-ups....we are constantly acquiring attributes and concepts, and sometimes we reach a point where we know that something needs to be let go.  How do you navigate letting go?  What are the practices t...

Corey, Hugh, and others lead a celebration on the values embodied in the TUCO building and how the CIC community can help support those values. 

Corey Passons continues to share about what influenced his journey from "head to heart" as we hear from the mystics.  We heard voices from mystics across diverse traditions and explored what is within and around us that invites us "into the mystic", as the song goes.

Hilarie Hauptman leads a celebration entitled, "Let the Beauty of What You Love Be What You Do" and "Uplift From Darkness Through Inspiration" The celebration featured several individuals (including one duo) from our community sharing their passions.  You will hear Pat Starzyk read an original children's story, Karen Ray spoke about growing vegetables/flowers, Hal and Miriam sang an original song,...