Gratefulness Events

Gathering in Gratefulness
At IONS Retreat Center
in Petaluma, California
February 20-22, 2009

Joan Halifax Roshi and Tessa Bielecki, with Brother David Steindl-Rast, will be leading our sixth annual Gathering in Gratefulness, open for the first time to the public. Amidst Petaluma's live oak woodlands and panoramic vistas, the retreat will explore the practice of grateful living, the ethics behind a sustainable global community.
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Ocean of Gratitude Cruise
To Costa Rica, Panama, and Cozumel
March 14-22, 2009

Join Michael Bernard Beckwith, Rickie Byars Beckwith, Dr. Sue Morter, Tama Kieves, ANG*L Executive Director Patricia Carlson, and more for engaging seminars and celebrations in the spirit of gratitude.  Learn more...

The Art of Gratefulness
At Lifebridge Sanctuary
in High Falls, NY
May 30 -31, 2009

What does it mean to be grateful through the ups and downs of life?  How can we appreciate the gift of each day without minimizing the challenges that face us personally and as a global community?  Through the mediums of music, movement, poetry, conversation, and collage, we will explore how we even come to ask such questions and how gratefulness applies to our losses, to our everyday lives, and to our relationships.  We hope to come out of this time together with a deepened understanding of Abbey Lincoln’s lyrics:

“Keep your hand wide open,
Let the sun shine through,
‘cause you can never lose a thing
if it belongs to you.”

This retreat runs Saturday afternoon through Sunday lunch and will be led by Patricia Carlson and Margaret Wakeley.  For more information, please contact us.

Poetry of Gratefulness
DVDs and CDs
from the Benefit Reading
at the Herbst Theatre
San Francisco, CA 
February 3, 2008

Now you can relive the Poetry of Gratefulness 2008 or experience it for the first time, through a DVD or CD created by Conference Recording Services, or you can view free video clips.

Events offered by Brother David Steindl-Rast
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