Interface Season 2018-2019
Have We Been Trumped? Republican and Democratic Elected Officials Speak on How They Cope
September 21st, 201811:30am – 1:30pm
Note New Location:
THE BOULDER JCC
Boulder Jewish Community Center
6007 Oreg Avenue
Boulder, CO 80303
(near Arapahoe & Cherryvale)
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The Mad Triangle: Identifying Trauma, Diversity, and Insight in Locations of Madness
October 19th, 201811:30am – 1:30pm
Location: The Boulder Jewish Community Center
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Dreams and the Stages of the Soul
November 16th, 2018Harry (Rick) Moody, Ph.D. Visiting Professor, Fielding Graduate UniversityAbout The Presentation In this presentation, we look at our night dreams as a kind of internal GPS system that can orient us toward directions for spiritual growth. We examine five stages– Call, Search, Struggle, Breakthrough and Return– illustrated by dreams that reveal psychodynamic … Continue reading Sexuality and Spirituality
December 21st, 2018 Alakananda Ma, M.B., B.S., AD of Alandi AshramAbout The Presentation For the last two thousand years, sexuality and spirituality were seen as opposing forces. What is the place of sexuality within our spiritual path? A talk relevant for Lovers— of all varieties of sexual orientation. About The Presenter Alakananda … Continue reading Increasing Consciousness and Compassion: 25 Years of Using the Enneagram for Spiritual Growth
January 18th, 2019Rev. Martie McMane, MA, M.Div Spiritual Director, Retreat Leader, Teacher, AuthorAbout The Presentation The Enneagram is a rich, multi-layered system that helps us understand who we are and how we live in the world. It uncovers our deepest motivations and shines a light on patterns of behavior we may not … Continue reading Spiritual Misappropriation
February 15th, 2019Please Note: This Presentation Replaces Previously Scheduled Programs.
Recently Interface entertained hosting a presentation that may have been seen as promulgating cultural misappropriation. To answer concerns raised, we have instead invited a panel to focus on the issue of cultural misappropriation and to consider how we might avoid this as therapists and spiritual leaders. In a town like Boulder, where many cultural traditions are mined for their spiritual riches, it is hard to know where to draw the line between the dissemination of valuable teachings and cultural misappropriation.
11:30am – 1:30pm
Location: The Boulder Jewish Community Center
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Wounds Into Wisdom: Healing Intergenerational Trauma
March 15th, 2019 Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, PhDAuthor, Psychotherapist, RabbiAbout The Presentation In cultures and traditions around the world, it is understood that the role of ancestors is to guide and help us here on earth. But if our deceased relative has unresolved traumas—got cut off from family due … Continue reading Manifesta of Active Wisdom: Emerging Themes About a New Stage of Life at 50 and Beyond
April 19th, 201911:30am – 1:30pm
Location: The Boulder Jewish Community Center
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Self Brainspotting: How Body-Centered Modalities Complement and Enhance Meditation
May 17th, 201911:30am – 1:30pm
Location: The Boulder Jewish Community Center
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(NOTE: This program replaces the previously scheduled “Joys and Sorrows Reconciled: Integrative Life Review with Nan Phifer”, now rescheduled for August 16th, 2019. Click HERE for details.)
Looking for Wisdom
June 21st, 2019Reynold Ruslan Feldman, Ph.D. Author, educator, contemplativeAbout The Presentation Author, educator, and contemplative Dr. Reynold Ruslan Feldman will share with us some of his ideas about practical wisdom, what it is and how it can be acquired. In doing this, he will also read several short … Continue reading The Rise of the Feminine Consciousness: What Does a Feminist Foreign Policy Look Like?
July 19th, 2019Sahana Dharmapuri Director Our Secure Future: Women Make the DifferenceAbout The Presentation In October of 2000, women around the world successfully championed the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda-and the UN listened. Increasingly, the concept of a Feminst Foreign Policy is taking root at the domestic level, beginning with … Continue reading Joys and Sorrows Reconciled: Integrative Life Review
August 16th, 2019Note: this program was originally scheduled for May 17th, 2019 but was rescheduled for August 16th, 2019.
11:30am – 1:30pm
Location: The Boulder Jewish Community Center
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