Thursday, June 10th
7:oopm
$10 for Boulder Integral Members
$15 for non members

Spirit in the Cave of the Heart: Celebrating  Sacred Music from around the world
A performance that will also include you as co-creator with Cyprian Consiglio and John Pennington

Cyprian Consiglio – a monk rooted in various sacred chant traditions, composer, singer, guitarist, teacher and author and John Pennington – internationally known percussionist specializing in frame drums and world music, college professor and performer.

In the unique music that Cyprian and John compose and perform together, they weave into a seamless whole texts from a vast array of sacred and secular sources. Infusing elements of sacred chant and drum traditions, their arrangements are rich with rhythmic and textural complexity. The acoustic environment that they create in their recordings and live performances transcend categories of performance and prayer, building a bridge across chasms of division, offering a message of peace and unity through beauty and contemplation.

As the Persian mystic Rumi wrote centuries ago, “We have fallen into the place where everything has become music.”

In addition to their many solo recordings, they have three recent collaborative collections available, produced and distributed by the Equilibrium and OCP labels. But they are best experienced in live performance. They have performed both in Europe, Asia and America, in bookstores, churches, concert halls, at schools and on university campuses, at music festivals, Yoga Centers, retreat centers, Christian and Buddhist monasteries. They have collaborated with a number of ensembles for special events and recordings, including established ensembles such as the Santa Fe Desert Chorale and the Durango Chorale Society. Though sometimes augmented to provide an even richer chamber experience with the addition of other musicians as well, from trio to sextet–piano, violin, cello, harp–the two by themselves create an astonishingly rich, while meditative, experience that is both virtuosic and intimate. Both musicians are also experienced clinicians in their fields.

• Dates / Times: Wednesdays, 5:30-7pm; April 14 – June 9 (excluding May 5)
• Location: Boulder Integral, 2805 Broadway, corner of Balsam
• Cost: $65 for all 8 sessions; $10 for drop-ins – Please pay by check or cash at the door
• For more information and RSVP (highly encouraged): contact Charlotte Rotterdam at czrotterdam@gmail.com or 720.472.1956.

In Buddhist teachings, the fact of impermanence and of our own eventual passing is considered one of the great motivations for undertaking spiritual practice. Knowing that our life is limited and that we cannot know the exact time of our death, we are fueled by the urgency to awaken here and now. Drawing on Sogyal Rinpoche’s The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, our sessions will delve into the Tibetan Buddhist teachings on death and dying as well as related meditation practices, including shamatha and tonglen, and forms of guru yoga and phowa. The goal of these teachings and the impetus behind practice is to live a full, vibrant, and compassionate life in the present moment and to prepare for a good death. No previous experience in Buddhism or meditation is necessary.

Teachers
Pieter Oosthuizen and Charlotte Rotterdam have taught Buddhist meditation nationally and internationally. They are Trustees of Tara Mandala Buddhist Retreat Center, founded and led by Lama Tsultrim Allione, where they served as Executive Directors for four years. Previously, Pieter and Charlotte ran the School of Extended Studies at Naropa University where Charlotte currently teaches as Adjunct Faculty. Pieter received his Law degree in his native South Africa; Charlotte received her Masters degree at Harvard Divinity School.

5 consecutive Thursday Evenings, starting April 8
6:30 -8:15
Cost: Suggested donation $5-$10 per session
Group facilitation by John Reed and Cathy Russell
Study guide prepared by Connie Barlow and Michael Dowd

Book Study/Discussion Group at Boulder Integral
Thank God for Evolution “How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World” By Michael Dowd

The study group will encourage participants to engage their intellect, make connections to their own life experiences and to speak from the heart. The intention is to help participants discern and enrich their philosophical or spiritual/religious worldview and everyday lives. The group structure supports wide participation and contribution on topics and questions addressed in the book………….such as:

• What is the “Great Story”?
• What is your Great Story – “Great Self”?
• Can the Universe be trusted?
• What are the gifts of death?
• Does God have a native tongue?
• What is the DNA of “Evolutionary Spirituality”?
• How do we ground ourselves with the actual ways of the universe?
• What is our individual role in the “Great Work” the collective task of our species at this time?
• How do we discover our “evolutionary calling”?
• What about Sin & Salvation, Ego, Shadow, Addictions & our Evolved Brain?
• How do Spiral Dynamic/Integral perspectives enhance and compliment this book & work

Thursday, April 1st
7:30pm – 9pm
Boulder Integral Members and CU/Naropa Students with ID:  $10
Non Members: $15

Integral Psychotherapy is an emerging meta- theoretical approach to the practice of therapy. In this panel discussion, some of the leading practitioners and authors in the field will offer their perspective on this cutting edge approach to working with others.

• What fundamentally separates Integral Psychotherapy from transpersonal and humanistic approaches?
• What practical and theoretical advantages does it offer and what limitations need to be overcome?
• What needs to be done to keep Integral Psychotherapy from becoming just a fad or just one more type of orientation?

Come join us for this exciting exploration with some of the most prominent voices in the field.

The Panel

Elliott Ingersoll, Ph.D., is a license Professional Clinical Counselor and is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Counseling, Administration, Supervision, and Adult Learning at Cleveland State University. Elliott has authored and co-authored four books, and two dozen articles and book chapters on topics ranging from Integral Theory to its infusion in counseling, spirituality, psychopharmacology, and diagnosis. Most recently, Elliott has co-authored Integral Psychotherapy: Inside Out/Outside In (SUNY Press, August 2010) with David Zeitler.

Mark D. Forman, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist, an assistant professor in the Integral Theory Program at JFK University, and is co-founder and co-lead organizer of the Integral Theory Conference. Mark is the author of A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy: Complexity, Integration, and Spirituality in Practice (SUNY Press, April 2010). He is currently in private practice in San Jose, CA (www.drmarkforman.com).

Cindy Lou Golin, PhD teaches Shadow and ILP in the Integral Theory program at JFKU University. Her graduate degrees include Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Transpersonal Psychology. Cindy Lou is in private practice as a facilitator, consultant and Life Coach, “seeing” phone clients internationally, and in person with offices in Los Angeles and Miami Beach. She collaborated on the creation of I-I’s workshop series and the ILP Home Starter Kit. She has presented at ITC, contributed to JITP and served as content editor.

David Zeitler, M.A. is an assistant professor in the Integral Studies Department at John F. Kennedy University and has recently co-authored Integral Psychotherapy: Inside Out/Outside In (SUNY Press, August 2010) with Elliott Ingersoll. David’s clinical experience comes from a two year stint as a psychotherapist in two 24-bed, locked psychiatric wards. David served as an associate editor of the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice (JITP) from 2003 to 2008.

Ray Greenleaf, M.A., is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California and is Chair of the Master of Arts Counseling Program (Holistic) at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, California. Ray has recently overseen the creation of a certificate in Integral Psychotherapy as a part of his program—the first certificate of its kind available in the United States.

Saturday, June 5
7pm – 9pm
Boulder Integral Members and students with ID $15
Non Members $20

Sexuality in all its forms is so important to life and relationships that it often becomes a central focus of psychotherapy—thus transforming the work into “sex therapy.” Integrally Informed sex therapy—orienting from quadrants, lines, levels, states, and types—involves therapists attuning to clients’ sexuality from multiple perspectives to resolve problems, enhance intimacy, and increase erotic fulfillment.

In America, sex therapy hit the mainstream when William Masters and Virginia Johnson scientifically researched and openly discussed sexual anatomy, physiology, problems, and solutions in the 1960’s. Masters’ and Johnson’s language of dysfunction and function led to 70’s and 80’s models emphasizing education, conflict resolution, and differentiation. All these approaches have been increasingly informed and aided by tantric practices which have migrated from Eastern wisdom traditions to become progressively more mainstream in the West. An Integrally informed model adds to this rich mix a balanced consideration of universal drives, themes, and relationships, existing on genetic, physiological, social, interpersonal, yogic, and spiritual levels.

We each express masculine and feminine aspects and essence—embodied in different combinations—at work, within relationships, and erotically. Lovers generate intersubjective fields which morph and change depending on levels of conditioning, states of consciousness, relationship, and culture. In therapy, common problems like diminished arousal, infidelity, and sexual shame, are often gateways to the deeper waters of personal and relational development.

Our nature is to love, and yearn for love. We suffer when not true to our authentic nature. We have all ached for erotic fulfillment—yearned to embody erotic transformational bliss. These dimensions include and transcend traditional sex therapy goals such as keeping an erection ten minutes longer or having an extra orgasm. An Integrally informed approach embraces myriad conditions and alternatives, collectively reaching for intimacy and unity through the pleasures and demands of sexuality.

Join Dr. Witt in exploring sexual nature, expression, fulfillment, distress, and healing.

Dr. Keith Witt (www.kwwitt.com): Author of, The Gift of Shame, The Attuned Family, Waking Up, and Sessions, offers 37 years experience as a therapist, lecturer, and teacher. He has conducted over fifty thousand therapy sessions in Santa Barbara with individuals, couples, and families from all walks of life including the film and music industries, corporate management, information technologies, engineering, academia, the law, and a full spectrum of other cultures.

A congenial discussion in four consecutive sessions on Fridays from 5:30 – 7 PM

April 9th , 16th , 23rd , and 30th at the Boulder Integral Center. Drop-ins welcome.

2805 Broadway Street, Boulder, CO 80304

Elementary Integral Perspectives uses a small group format to explore integral perspectives from a personal point of view; or for anyone just curious about Integral.

Ralph will be moderating these initial meetings, but others are also most welcome to step in. Ralph’s intention is that there will be many open and insightful discussions co-created from within the group. According to Ralph (who is himself very new to Integral Theory), he is “one who doesn’t know what he doesn’t know but is not afraid to ask.” This discussion group is especially suitable for the beginner’s mind.

There is no fee to attend this series of discussion groups.