Herspiral Announcements: Summer Writing Retreat is full, Paradox Party, Karuna class, and Intro to Miksang coming soon
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Dear subscribers, I just wanted to remind you that you are receiving this email because you have subscribed to Miriam Hall/Herspiral Contemplative Arts' Newsletter. Please unsubscribe or make other choices about which emails you prefer to receive at the bottom of this email. Hello all - The summer contemplative writing retreat (July 26-31) filled faster than it ever has, and will be completely in-person. Registration is closed, though I am taking names for a waitlist; please email me if you are interested. I will be offering an online contemplative writing retreat October 25-30, 2025 - more information on that as the time comes closer. I have developed a variation of a former offering, now called Paradox Party, and it has a couple of spots open. Check out below for more information and see if you'd like to join us. My colleague Naoko and I will be offering a class via Karuna Training called Embracing the Energy of Emotions. See below for more information. Finally, I will be offering an introduction to Miksang photography on Sunday evenings (5-7 pm CDT) in August (North American Time); I don't have registration for that yet, but I will share it as soon as I do. I wish you deep wellness and love, Miriam Embracing the Energy of Emotions: Accessing the AbhidharmaMy colleague Naoko and I will be offering a class via Karuna Training called Embracing the Energy of Emotions. It's a course that explores classic Abhidharma teachings (Buddhist teachings on perception and ego/how we build our sense of self from moment to moment). It will be a deeply profound offering, and it's an experiment for us to offer it, so please join if you are interested. https://karunatraining.com/event/embracing-the-energy-of-emotions-accessing-the-abhidharma/ Paradox Party (a name I borrowed from Sebene Selassie) is an offering-in-evolution. It began as a course called "Paradox" in 2022, and I offered that same course again earlier this year. That course focused on the "Orderly Chaos" teachings of Level III Miksang, and various forms of haiku. People wanted to keep going, so I changed it to "Practicing Paradox" and now "Paradox Party". The core under all of these paradox offerings is working with the gaps between what we expect/wish for/desire and what is actually true. This shows up in our activism and art equally. We work with certain media - haiku, writing, photography and Miksang (especially Level III and Absolute Eye), and collage - but people are open to experimenting with whatever forms of expression they wish. Participants have found it to be a life-saving and sanity-building group, where the focus is on nourishing ourselves through creativity, and inspiring each other to face the hard shit and still make art. Paradox Party, at this point, isn't a beginner's course, but it doesn't have specific prerequisites. If the description appeals to you, and you have some experience with my teaching/Miksang/haiku, reach out. We meet from 1-3 pm CDT on Sunday, on the following dates: July 20; August 3, 24; September 14, 28 2025. There are only a couple of spots open, so reach out as soon as you know you are interested. Last but not least, I finally got a teacher profile going on Insight Timer, where I have posted one free guided practice ("Synchronization for Creative Inspiration") and will be posting more soon. Please listen and review/rate! Link to my profile and the recording. Want to change your subscription or unsubscribe? A reminder you can now "choose your own adventure" - stay subscribed to both my digestations and announcements, or pick one or the other: I want to receive all things Herspiral I'd prefer just to get the news Digestations are more my speed If you don't want to hear from me, please click "unsubscribe" at the bottom. I won't be offended. If you know someone who might like to hear about my offerings, please share this email with them. Love, Miriam If you'd like to join me over on Mighty Networks, where you can chat with me and other contemplatives/artists/Buddhists/recovering perfectionists in a private platform, please do! |
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Dear subscribers, I want to remind you that you are receiving this email because you have subscribed to Miriam Hall/Herspiral Contemplative Arts' Newsletter. Please unsubscribe or make other choices about which emails you prefer to receive at the bottom of this email. Hello all - Thank you again for your incredible contributions to the Ourspiral Scholarship Fund. We made the $2500 needed to match the offered $5000, and a few other donations have come in since then that can be added (even if...
Dear subscribers, I want to remind you that you are receiving this email because you have subscribed to Miriam Hall/Herspiral Contemplative Arts' Newsletter. Please unsubscribe or make other choices about which emails you prefer to receive at the bottom of this email. Hello all - This is the last of my more-than-once-a-month announcement newsletters. I am writing to say: WE DID IT! You all sent in $2500, which will be turned into $7500 by our secret 2:1 matching donor. THANK YOU! That...
Dear subscribers, I want to remind you that you are receiving this email because you have subscribed to Miriam Hall/Herspiral Contemplative Arts' Newsletter. Please unsubscribe or make other choices about which emails you prefer to receive at the bottom of this email. Hello all - I will send this email once a week this month, to keep you up-to-date on the scholarship drive, and to remind you of the upcoming, brand-new retreat. Please pardon the repetition if you have already responded/these...