The Path of the Peacemaker
Embark on a transformative journey along “The Path of the Peacemaker,” where ancient wisdom meets modern mindfulness to foster peace within and without.
This profound program invites you to explore the essence of peace, guiding you through practices and teachings that cultivate harmony, compassion, and understanding. Led by seasoned peacemakers and spiritual guides, you’ll delve into the following transformative elements:
- Inner Peace Practices: Discover a treasure trove of mindfulness techniques, meditation practices, and self-inquiry exercises designed to nurture inner peace. Learn to calm the mind, soothe the spirit, and cultivate a sense of serenity amidst life’s challenges.
- Conflict Resolution Skills: Equip yourself with the tools and strategies necessary for navigating conflicts with grace and wisdom. Explore principles of non-violent communication, active listening, and empathy-building to foster harmonious relationships in all areas of life.
- Cultivating Compassion: Delve into the heart of compassion and learn how to cultivate empathy, kindness, and forgiveness towards yourself and others. Explore the transformative power of compassion practices and their ability to heal wounds, mend relationships, and foster unity.
- Community Building: Explore the importance of community in the pursuit of peace and social justice. Learn how to foster inclusive, supportive communities grounded in mutual respect, cooperation, and shared values.
- Social Justice and Activism: Deepen your understanding of social justice issues and explore ways to contribute to positive change in your community and beyond. Learn how to leverage your voice, skills, and resources to advocate for justice, equality, and peace for all.
- Spiritual Awakening: Journey inward to discover the spiritual essence of peace and interconnectedness. Explore the teachings of mystics, sages, and spiritual traditions from around the world, uncovering timeless wisdom that illuminates the path to peace within.
Embark on this sacred journey along “The Path of the Peacemaker” and awaken the seeds of peace that reside within your heart. As you walk this path, may you become a beacon of light and love, inspiring others to join you in creating a more peaceful and compassionate world.
Session One: Peace and Security: From the Inner Core Out into the World
- Illuminating the emergence of mature human beings capable of holding their center in conflict and crisis.
- Learning how we transmute corrosive negative stress, and hostility.
- Confronting false positives, distraction and denial and remaining centered in positive and visionary truth
- Cultivating the stance of the authentic peacemaker
Session Two: The Inner Capacities of the Peacemaker
- Integrating spiritual vision, spiritual practice with engagement in social justice, social healing and political realities.
- Experiencing the wounded healer in action
- Learning the art and science of forgiveness
- Studying the role of empathy, compassion, emotional spaciousness
- Developing ongoing clarity and conviction around intentions
Session Three: The Communication Skills of the Peacemaker
- Building dialogic skills, types of dialogue and when/where to practice dialogue
- Practicing non-violent communication
- Mastering the use of different modalities of communication in specific contexts
- Cultivating the science and practice of deep listening
- Using media and messaging: the range of tools at your disposal
- Activating track two diplomacy
Session Four: Translating the Science of Health and Healing into Social and Global Contexts
- Review of key concepts in mind body health and how they relate to the social body
- Learning approaches to healing collective wounds of the past; specific case studies
- Understanding victim perpetrator entanglement in ongoing conflicts
Session Five: Developing a Systems Perspective on War, Violent Conflict and Oppression
- Using systems theory to illuminate the interrelatedness of issues leading to violence
- Analyzing specific contexts from a systems perspective
- Engaging “simple rules” as a peacemaker from a systems perspective
Session Six: Reframing Beliefs and Worldviews for a Peaceful World
- Understanding core international treaties and documents with regard to human rights and peace; special attention to the Earth Charter.
- Learning about key concepts that are changing international law and practice and continuing impediments to ending massive levels of violence
- Understanding how worldview and belief are affecting the transformation of societies across the planet and giving birth to a more peaceful future.
Session Seven: You are the Peacemaker We Have Been Waiting For: How to Identify and Engage in Your Work as a Peacemaker
- Synthesizing course work
- Sharing information and key resources
- Making a sacred commitment
Bonus Session #1 with Frances Moore Lappé
Frances Moore Lappé is author of Diet for a Small Planet, founder of the Small Planet Institute, and co-founder of Food First: Institute for Food and Development Policy. She has written 17 books, is the recipient of the Right Livelihood Award, and was named the 2008 James Beard Foundation’s Humanitarian of the Year. Her most recent book is Getting A Grip 2: Clarity, Creativity and Courage for the World We Really Want. This bonus helps you:
- Understand the predominant mental map that begins with lack (from energy to food to goodness) and how that spreads conditions of violence
- Shift beyond this mental map and connect with the deep sources of empathy that humans are “soft-wired” with.
- See the promise of living democracies for creating peace
- Cultivate courage to create conditions that bring out the best in us
Bonus Session #2 with Sequoyah Trueblood.
Sequoyah is a remarkable, pipe-carrying Choctaw elder who has contributed selflessly for many years around the world as a role model for healthy leadership, bringing peace and joy to the hearts of many. In this bonus workshop, you’ll receive genuine guidance from a profoundly inspired and diversely experienced Elder. You’ll:
- Learn how the earth was made for peace
- Understand how the path of peace is easy for those who have no preference / no judgments / expectations
- Receive the teachings of Great Thanks, Great Peace, Great Love
- Gain awareness of the natural law of impermanence
- Learn how to honor children and the feminine
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