Discovering Unity in Awareness:
a one year online course

Sunday, 1st January, 2017

2017-18: Discovering Unity in Awareness

Course Director: Marijke Kretzers

Course details:

• A 10-day residential retreat, from 14–25 August 2017, at Chisholme House, Scotland, UK
• A further 7-day residential retreat in August 2018 at Chisholme House, Scotland, UK
• Distance learning: home study and practice
• Online tuition
• Regular one-to-one skype contact with the course facilitator
• Online forum for group conversations
• Opportunities for integration into your daily life

The perspective of unity is at the heart of the world’s religious and spiritual traditions. Scientists too are increasingly appreciating that everything is interconnected. The course will give you the tools to discover for yourself your own relationship with this truth. It will help you in a safe and fruitful way to gain a firm foundation in this understanding which you can apply to your everyday life.

• Study texts from diverse contemporary and traditional sources
• Guided mindfulness meditation and contemplative practice
• Regular course assignments.

Structure
The programme combines two residential retreats along with home study modules. The retreats allow you ‘space' away from normal distractions. They offer time to explore and discuss the study material together with your fellow students. The retreats provide an in-depth introduction to meditation and spiritual practice, along with projects undertaken as a group.

There are six home study modules, between four and six-weeks long (with a one or two week break in between). Each week you will be given a series of short readings. In the light of these readings you will be asked to contemplate some questions within the context of your own life. You will also be asked to engage in mindfulness practice. At the end of each module you will complete an essay on a topic related to that module. There is an online forum where you can discuss these questions and the essay topics with your fellow students. You also will have regular telephone or Skype interviews with one of the course facilitators.

Course Fees
£1300 (deposit £200)

Closing date for applications: July 14th, 2017

There will be a follow-on course starting in August 2018. For details, see here...

For information please write to secretary@chisholme.org