Speaker: Emily Layfield

Gratitude and Grief

How do we stay grounded in a time of division, turmoil and grief? Many faith traditions say that grounding begins with the spiritual practice of gratitude. We explore how gratitude and grief are interconnected.

The Ethics of Feeling

Is it wrong to feel okay when the world is not? We’ll wrestle with the moral dimensions of emotion in hard times—and how tending to joy can become an act of resistance.

The Wellspring of Generosity

In these difficult and demanding times, our spirit of generosity needs to be carefully cultivated and nurtured. How do we sustain our sense of personal generosity—in whatever ways we give—when we’re suffering from giving fatigue? The source of a generous spirit and heart lies in being generous with ourselves.

Delighting in Movement

We are exploring love as it relates to those things which delight us. Dance, movement, pantomime, and the ways we move our bodies are a constant source of delight. Why is this so? How can we take advantage of this biological fact?