Second Breath

The Inward Journey

The Inward Journey is the foundational course of our Second Breath series. This 9-week series explores spiritual practices rooted in the Christian wisdom tradition.

Each week the course delves into a new topic with video presentations, group discussion, and spiritual practices. Parallel reading assignments from Killian Noe's book Finding Our Way Home and Cynthia Bourgeault's book Wisdom Jesus help to deepen and round out the course content.

Fall 2021 Offerings
Begins September 12

Second Breath: The Inward Journey is scheduled to begin September 12. More details to come soon.

Course Outline

Covering two sessions each meeting, the course outline is as follows:

• Introduction & Orientation

• Session 1 Greg’s Story: Meet your Teacher

• Session 2 Introduction: The Path and Practice of Christian Spirituality

• Session 3 Our Lens: Framing Stories and Cultural Paradigms

• Session 4 Levels or Awareness: Ordinary, Spiritual, and Divine

• Session 5 True Self-False Self: The Self God Had in Mind

• Session 6 The Merton Model: Learning to Let Go

• Session 7 Cosmology: A New Worldview

• Session 8 Getting Out of Egypt: The Exodus Story as Our Story

• Session 9 Instinctual Drives: What We Think Will Make Us Happy

• Session 10 Security: Seeking Safety

• Session 11 Affection: Looking For Love in all the Wrong Places

• Session 12 Power: Trying to Control

• Session 13 Introduction to Spiritual Practice

• Session 14 Three Centers of Intelligence

• Session 15 The Bucket

• Session 16 Call: Life Fully Expressed

• Session 17 What is Next: Where Do I Go From Here?

To Register

Advance registration is required. Email Samantha for more information or to sign up.

Course materials fee: $50 (includes two assigned books, audio spiritual practices, and course workbook)