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The Power of Community: October (Livestreaming)

Join us for the Mind Body Spirit Institute’s October Power of Community meditation series, an opportunity to continue bringing mindfulness into your life, and practice with others as a support.

Thursday, Oct. 1 | 05:00pm

October

1

To Deal with Rumplestiltskin: Defense Mechanisms, Psychic Survival, and Reclaiming Our Psychological Freedom (Livestreaming)

Join us as we analyze the story of Rumpelstiltskin to understand the workings of defense mechanisms, why and how they appear, and how to free ourselves from their pull.

Saturday, Oct. 3 | 12:00pm

October

3

Jung Center Authors: A Virtual Book Club, Part V (Livestreaming)

Get to know the work of some of The Jung Center’s outstanding writers. Several Houston-based authors who teach at the Center have recently released significant books, and together we'll discuss a few of these rich readings.

Thursday, Oct. 8 | 02:00pm

October

8

Oneness in Theory and Practice (Livestreaming)

Together we will consider how we can most positively integrate the mystical principle of oneness into our personal and collective lives.

Thursday, Oct. 8 | 06:00pm

October

8

A Place at the Table: Transitioning in the Therapy Room (Livestreaming)

Using a case study of one woman’s transgender experience and her clinician’s therapeutic approach, we will follow the pair’s journey from start to eventual relief of cognitive dissonance.

Saturday, Oct. 10 | 10:00am

October

10

Forgiveness: An Intentional Act of the Heart (Livestreaming)

Explore finding freedom through mindfulness practice, forgiveness meditation, and compassion.

Tuesday, Oct. 13 | 11:00am

October

13

Keep Calm and Laugh On: Laughter Yoga for Health - October (Livestreaming)

Learn to “let go and go with the flow” in these breathing and movement exercises for people of all professions, ages, and abilities.

Tuesday, Oct. 13 | 06:15pm

October

13

The Healing Power of Meditation (Livestreaming)

We are living in times that are stressful, and meditation can be just the tool we need to help us cope with the challenges of everyday life.

Wednesday, Oct. 14 | 07:00pm

October

14

Spirituality in a Diverse Key: Religion, Mental Health, and the Search for Meaning (Livestreaming)

What is the experience of religion and religious community like for the neurally diverse, especially for those on the autism spectrum?

Friday, Oct. 16 | 01:00pm

October

16

Us and Them: When the Shadow Archetype Rules (Livestreaming)

Join us as we identify an aspect of the psyche that lurks in our unconscious - a part that we don’t want to see, own, or show to the world.

Friday, Oct. 16 | 09:00am

October

16

Beauty and the Grotesque (Livestreaming)

Using images from modern art, a review of the place of Beauty in the Navajo culture, and the thought of philosophers of the aesthetic, this presentation will stretch our imagination of beauty to include those aspects of life we usually think of as most repulsive.

Saturday, Oct. 17 | 10:00am

October

17

Full Spectrum: Cultivating Holistic Wellness Using Embodiment Practices (Livestreaming)

In this experiential workshop based on the neuroscience of embodiment, we engage the practices of pausing and attuning to access body awareness, assess personal needs, and connect with innate inner resources.

Saturday, Oct. 17 | 01:00pm

October

17

Mid-Course Corrections (Livestreaming)

Come explore the mysteries, madnesses, and wonders of life’s second half - which often come, unbidden, as we age.

Monday, Oct. 19 | 06:00pm

October

19

Aging and Ambiguity in Times of Major Change (Livestreaming)

Aging is always a paradoxical time, with ambiguities intensified about what to let go of, what to continue, what and how to think about our previous habits, and what needs renewal.

Wednesday, Oct. 21 | 06:00pm

October

21

Cultivating Positive Emotions (Livestreaming)

Join us for an introduction to the qualities we can cultivate through mindfulness, and which increase our overall sense of well-being.

Thursday, Oct. 22 | 06:00pm

October

22

Magee Ethics Workshop: The Ethics of Self Care

Explore the layered ethical implications of self care in this workshop, using film, lecture, and discussion.

Friday, Oct. 23 | 08:30am

October

23

Racism: Starting the Conversation, Taking Action, Being an Ally (Lecture) (Livestreaming)

Come learn how to begin the conversation and examine your own unique role in taking action.

Friday, Oct. 23 | 06:00pm

October

23

When the Impossible Happens: An Online Book Group (Livestreaming)

Join us for stories of synchronicities, experiences emerging from the body’s memory of birth, the collective unconscious and from karmic imprints, a wide variety of anomalous phenomena, and more.

Friday, Oct. 23 | 03:00pm

October

23

Racism: Starting the Conversation, Taking Action, Becoming an Ally (Workshop) (Livestreaming)

Come learn how to begin the conversation and examine your own unique role in taking action.

Saturday, Oct. 24 | 10:00am

October

24

A Path Into Jungian Psychology (Livestreaming)

Why does Jungian psychology continue to exert a profound influence on culture and our understanding of our individual lives?

Friday, Oct. 30 | 01:00pm

October

30

Facing Fear and Despair (Lecture) (Livestreaming)

Using contemplative methods including awareness of subtle levels of consciousness, relational meditation, and self-questioning strategies, we will practice opening to the present moment, facing the terrible, opening to naturally-arising experiences of wisdom-in-action and ease of being with life as it presents itself.

Friday, Oct. 30 | 05:30pm

October

30

Facing Fear and Despair (Workshop) (Livestreaming)

Saturday, Oct. 31 | 09:00am

October

31

Chinese Brush Painting: Waterfalls and Streams (Livestreaming)

Chinese brush painting provides a wonderful opportunity to closely observe nature.

Wednesday, Nov. 4 | 01:00pm

November

4

The Power of Community: November (Livestreaming)

Join us for the Mind Body Spirit Institute’s November Power of Community meditation series, an opportunity to continue bringing mindfulness into your life, and practice with others as a support.

Thursday, Nov. 5 | 05:00pm

November

5

The Way of the Psychonaut: The Legacy of Stanislav Grof (Livestreaming)

Join us for an early viewing of a documentary film, and an overview of Grof’s contribution to depth psychology.

Saturday, Nov. 7 | 10:00am

November

7

Wisdom for the Inevitable: Ideas from Great Minds on Aging & Death (Livestreaming)

Learn to live more wisely as we journey in and through the final decades of our lives.

Monday, Nov. 9 | 06:30pm

November

9

Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle and the Self

Explore the book <i>The Interior Castle</i>, written by the 16th century mystic Teresa of Avila, from a Jungian Perspective.

Tuesday, Nov. 10 | 05:30pm

November

10

Jung Center Authors: A Virtual Book Club, Part VI (Livestreaming)

Thursday, Nov. 12 | 02:00pm

November

12

The Fay Lecture Series: The Gospel According to Jung (Livestreaming)

Join the international Jungian community as we explore how presenting C.G. Jung’s psychology in theological terms can help certain individuals regain their psychological health and pursue their individuation process while maintaining, utilizing, strengthening, and deepening both faith and psyche.

Friday, Nov. 13 | 05:00pm

November

13

Compassionate Integrity Training (Livestreaming)

Compassionate Integrity Training (CIT) is a resiliency-informed program that cultivates values as skills so we can thrive as individuals and as a society.

Tuesday, Nov. 17 | 05:00pm

November

17

Keep Calm and Laugh On: Laughter Yoga for Health - November (Livestreaming)

Learn to “let go and go with the flow” in these breathing and movement exercises for people of all professions, ages, and abilities.

Tuesday, Nov. 17 | 01:15pm

November

17

Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times (Livestreaming)

Together we will reflect on what we may do to recover a sense of personal autonomy when our roadmap whirls from our grasp and leaves us confounded.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 | 05:00pm

November

18

Seeing Stevie Ray: A Special Bookstore Event (Livestreaming)

Join us for a book talk with photographer and author Tracy Anne Hart, and special guest Eric Tessmer.

Thursday, Nov. 19 | 05:00pm

November

19

Bidden or Not Bidden, God is Present: The Role of the Numinous on the Path to Individuation (Livestreaming)

Join us as we explore descriptions of the liminal spaces in which the numinous reveals itself, different conceptions of the numinous experience, Jung's theory of individuation, and the ways that myth appears embedded in these transformative moments.

Saturday, Nov. 21 | 10:00am

November

21

The Power of Community: December (Livestreaming)

Join us for the Mind Body Spirit Institute’s December Power of Community meditation series, an opportunity to continue bringing mindfulness into your life, and practice with others as a support.

Thursday, Dec. 3 | 05:00pm

December

3

Cancer and Caregivers

For patients and caregivers, mind-body practices provide valuable supports on the journey through cancer.

Saturday, Dec. 5 | 10:00am

December

5

Getting to Know Your Inner Cast of Characters (Livestreaming)

Learn to live on friendlier terms with our many inner characters and discriminate their creative aspects from their destructive aspects, shed light on unexplained fears, and clarify your life’s direction.

Saturday, Dec. 5 | 09:00am

December

5

The Gift of Connection: Making the Most of Our Holidays - A Meditation Mini-Retreat (Livestreaming)

Discover how the Tibetan understanding of well-being can enrich our mind-body practices, and our everyday lives, particularly as we take care of ourselves this extraordinary, unprecedented holiday season.

Friday, Dec. 11 | 01:30pm

December

11

Yoga for the Eyes: LECTURE (Livestreaming)

Come explore ancient yoga techniques for preserving, improving, and re-educating your eyesight at any age!

Friday, Dec. 11 | 05:00pm

December

11

Yoga for the Eyes: WORKSHOP (Livestreaming)

Come explore ancient yoga techniques for preserving, improving, and re-educating your eyesight at any age!

Saturday, Dec. 12 | 09:00am

December

12

Keep Calm and Laugh On: Laughter Yoga for Health - December (Livestreaming)

Learn to “let go and go with the flow” in these breathing and movement exercises for people of all professions, ages, and abilities.

Tuesday, Dec. 15 | 01:15pm

December

15

...love reveals its highest mysteries and its wonder only to those who are capable of unqualified devotion ...

- C. G. Jung

Every step forward, even the smallest, along the path of consciousness adds to the world, to the visible and tangible God.

- C. G. Jung

Everything ages and needs transformation and renewal.

- C. G. Jung

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

- C. G. Jung

For wherever faith prevails, there doubt is also lurking.

- C. G. Jung

I refuse to commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud.

- C. G. Jung

I stand in deepest awe and admiration before the depths and heights of the soul.

- C. G. Jung

In dreams we pass into the more universal, truer and more eternal man who still stands in the dusk of original night.

- C. G. Jung

In everyone some kind of artist is hiding.

- C. G. Jung

Infinite nuances are needed if justice is to be done to individual human beings.

- C. G. Jung

It is only through the mystery of self-sacrifice that a man may find himself anew.

- C. G. Jung

...it is pointless to praise the light and preach it if nobody can see it. It is much more needful to teach people the art of seeing.

- C. G. Jung

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

- C. G. Jung

Learn your theories as well as you can, but put them aside when you touch the miracle of a living soul.

- C. G. Jung

Life, so called, is a short episode between two great mysteries, which yet are one.

- C. G. Jung

Love is always a problem, whatever our age may be.

- C. G. Jung

Man is always an individual, but he's not always himself.

- C. G. Jung

Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.

- C. G. Jung

A dream is nothing else than a message from the all-uniting dark soul.

- C. G. Jung

All religions are therapies for the sorrows and disorders of the soul.

- C. G. Jung

All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy.

- C. G. Jung

All true things must change, and only that which changes remains true.

- C. G. Jung

Any imagination is a potentiality.

- C. G. Jung

As a plant produces its flowers, so the psyche creates its symbols.

- C. G. Jung

Every individual is an exception to the rule.

- C. G. Jung