GPIW Programs in July

Jul 1

Written By HR Hegnauer

GPIW Online Programs in July + Partnership with Indica Yoga

GPIW Online Programs in July

The Global Festival of Yoga 2021

GPIW is pleased to announce two upcoming online programs this July, as well several online events we will be hosting in partnership with Indica Yoga.

The Spiritual Future of Humanity

(the third of four online discussions)

Friday, July 9th, 2021

This month, GPIW will be continuing a four-part series of online discussions entitled 'The Spiritual Future of Humanity'. This third discussion in the series will include the thoughts of three prominent spiritual teachers from different traditions on how they see the spiritual future of the human community. What are some of the trends, what are some of the positive signs, and what are some of the challenges that lie ahead from a spiritual perspective?

Discussants Include:

Swami Atmarupananda, Sri Ramakrishna Mission

Born in America, Swami Atmarupananda discovered the Vedanta tradition of Hinduism as a teenager and developed what has become a lifelong fascination and dedication. He joined the Ramakrishna Order of India as a monk in 1969 at the age of nineteen, and spent many years in India engaged in monastic, scholarly, and spiritual training. Altogether he has spent almost fourteen years in India, and thirty-six years working for the Order in America. For many years he has traveled to various countries of the world to speak, give retreats both in English and Spanish, engage in inter-spiritual dialog, and to participate in conferences dedicated to finding a new, spiritual foundation for economic and social development.

Rev. Diane Berke, OneSpirit Interfaith Seminary

Rev. Diane Berke is the Founder and Spiritual Director of One Spirit Learning Alliance and One Spirit Interfaith Seminary. Ordained in 1988, she is a respected pioneer in the field of interfaith/interspiritual education and has trained and ordained roughly 1500 interfaith/interspiritual ministers over the course of her work. In addition to her ordination, Diane holds advanced degrees in sociology, psychology, and therapeutic counseling, and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State.

Kosen Greg Snyder, Union Theological Seminary

Kosen Gregory Snyder is the Senior Director and Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies at Union Theological Seminary, where he oversees the Master of Divinity degree program in Buddhism and Interreligious Engagement as well as the Thích Nhất Hạnh Program for Engaged Buddhism.

Professor Snyder is an ordained Zen Buddhist priest and dharma-transmitted teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. He co-founded and is currently the senior resident priest at the Brooklyn Zen Center and Ancestral Heart Zen Monastery in Millerton, NY. He is one of the founders of the Buddhist Action Coalition, whose mission is to organize and inspire compassionate Buddhist initiatives in advancing social, economic, and environmental justice through advocacy and nonviolent direct action.

Daniel Abreu, Conexion Natura (moderator)

Daniel Abreu currently explores and structures learning spaces to deepen our connection with ourselves and the natural world. He is a co-organizer of the Young Leaders for the Planet, based in the Dominican Republic, which offers nature education programming for schoolchildren and adolescents. His support offers opportunities for youth to meaningfully engage and interrogate ecological and climate-based thinking, and to work hands-on and collaboratively. The students are instructed in a number of interdisciplinary areas (such as ecology, biology, sociology, ethnobotany, permaculture, mindfulness, and conflict management), take field trips to ecological sites, listen to guest speakers from a variety of professional fields, design sustainable projects, and more. Daniel is a facilitator of the “Work that Reconnects,” co-creating and holding space for bringing together traditional wisdom and contemporary science with the purpose of experiencing inner harmony, community bonding and service to the earth. His key focus is on nurturing deep connections between humans with all elements of nature and helping to restore a benevolence between humans and other life on this planet.

When? Friday, July 9th, 2021

11:00AM - 12:15PM EDT

4:00PM - 5:15PM GMT

5:00PM -6:15PM CET

8:30PM - 9:45PM IST

Click here to register for the free event.

The Spiritual Future of Humanity

(Fourth Conversation)

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

On July 23rd, we will have our final conversation in the series, which will be moderated by Rabbi Rami Shapiro.

Discussants Include:

Mirabai Starr, Author & Speaker

Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author of creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature. She taught Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice and inter-spiritual dialogue. A certified bereavement counselor, Mirabai helps mourners harness the transformational power of loss. Her latest book, WILD MERCY: Living the Fierce & Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics, was named one of the “Best Books of 2019” by Spirituality & Practice. Mirabai is on the 2020 Watkins List of the “100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People of the World.” She lives with her extended family in the mountains of northern New Mexico.

Juan Pablo Restrepo, Yoga & Philosophy Teacher

Juan Pablo is a lover of body movement, contemplative practices, poetry and the geography of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia, a place where he spends more and more of his time, interacting and becoming intimate with the mountains and lakes that decorate the landscape. He has been one of the main organizers in a small sangha that offers free activities for the community focused on ecology and contemplative practices. He currently has plans to collaborate with a local indigenous organization called las mujeres indigenas por el buen vivir, sharing his practice of yoga and meditation with them so that they can bring it back to their lives and communities. His passion to usher in the healing power of spiritual practice and bring it into a transformative relationship with and connection to nature shines through in his teachings, academic research and various community projects.

Sraddhalu Ranade, Sri Aurobindo Author & Scholar

Sraddhalu Ranade is a scientist, educationist and scholar at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram where he grew up in the care of late Sri M. P. Pandit. He is presently involved in production of video programs based on India's cultural roots, and conducts teacher-training programmes based on a soul-centered approach to education. A multi-faceted personality he speaks inspiringly on numerous themes including Integral Education, management, self-development, Indian culture, science and spirituality, and Integral Yoga. He has been involved in various research projects including artificial intelligence based on neural networks, multimedia search and retrieval, and educational tools. Apart from his responsibilities in editing the Service Letter, publication of books, and related activities, he also devotes time to teaching at SAICE. He has travelled widely meeting interested audiences to share his insights on varied themes.

Rabbi Rami Shapiro (moderator):

Rabbi Rami Shapiro PH.D. is an award–winning author of over thirty-six books on religion and spirituality. Rami co-directs the One River Foundation, is a Contributing Editor at Spirituality and Health magazine, and hosts two podcasts: Essential Conversations with Rabbi Rami and Conversations on the Edge .

When? Friday, July 23rd, 2021

11:00AM - 12:15PM EDT

4:00PM - 5:15PM GMT

5:00PM -6:15PM CET

8:30PM - 9:45PM IST

Click here to register for the free event

Global Festival of Yoga 2021: Celebrating Wellness

GPIW is partnering with Indica Yoga this year for the annual Global Festival of Yoga. There are several events that GPIW will be co-hosting alongside Indica Yoga this year: