Here you will find information about our adult learning groups that meet regularly.
adult learning groups“Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.”― E.M. Forster |
Our current learning groups (for more information scroll down). Learning groups meet periodically throughout the year.
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UU Humanist Groups
“Just because I do not accept the teachings of the devotaries does not mean I've discarded a belief in right and wrong." 
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UU Santa Fe is a Freethinker/Humanist Friendly Community! We are a Welcoming Congregation that embraces all who come with open minds and kind hearts. We value the richness which diversity brings to our fellowship, including differences in age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical and mental capacities, and political outlooks. Our community includes people from various religious and secular traditions―people who believe in a deity of some description, people who don't, and people who simply embrace mystery. We invite you to add your unique outlooks and skills to our community. Freethinker's Forum: A HUUmanist Discussion Group
Third Sunday of every month at 8:30 am in Fellowship Hall Do you ever wonder how we humans got here, what life is all about and how we can best live together with our fellow inhabitants of the cosmos? Humanism has long been one of the foundations of Unitarian Universalism, as stated in our second and fifth sources. The UU Humanist Association “strives to promote and extend the use of rational inquiry without supernatural considerations, followed by compassionate action in all human interactions.” If this sounds like you, please join us! And please bring your topic ideas to this interactive, socially and intellectually nurturing event! We begin our gatherings with a short presentation on a topic of interest to the group, followed by open discussion of the topic. The presentation may consist of a speaker, a panel, a TED talk, a film clip or another format suggested by the ingenuity of the participants. Find out more on the Santa Fe Freethinkers Meetup page.
Welcome to the Secular Alliance
The Secular Alliance meets on the third Sundays at noon in the UU Santa Fe Library. Freethinkers and humanists, atheists and agnostics, people from all faiths or none, coming together to discuss collaboratively chosen topics, working together on social activism projects and sharing in a supportive community. Bring a brown bag lunch if you wish, invite your friends, and join in stimulating conversation. The general format is a short introductory presentation of a topic that was selected by the group, followed by open conversation. Bring your ideas for future topics, especially those you’d be willing to facilitate! Find out more on the Santa Fe Freethinkers Meetup page. |
T’ai Chi Chih, “Joy Through Movement"
Wu Wei. No Effort.
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T'ai Chi Chih Group
Weekly Tuesdays, 10 am, Fogelson Hall. Facilitated by Jim Eagle and others. T’ai Chi Chih consists of nineteen movements and one pose intended to generate, circulate and balance the body’s life energy, which the Chinese call Chi. It is a modern movement form with roots in the Qi Gong and T’ai Chi Chuan traditions. Young and old have been doing slow, graceful, moving meditations like these for over 2000 years for their mental and physical health benefits. A goal of this class is to develop the ability to move through the T’ai Chi Chih forms with a focused awareness and with minimal physical effort. This takes practice, but T’ai Chi Chih practitioners have reported improvements in balance, flexibility, strength, plus a deeper sense of well-being. This group is formed from a T'ai Chi Chih adult lifelong learning class of the same name. Open to all (any level) at any session; drop-ins welcome. We gather to practice the "19 forms." Watch the weekly eNewsletter for current information. |
UU Mindfulness Meditation Group
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UU Mindfulness Meditation Group
The UU Mindfulness Meditation group meets weekly on Monday morning at 9 am in the UU Santa Fe Library. At our meetings, we practice sitting meditation for 30 minutes, then discuss a short reading. The group is open to all who are interested in meditation; drop-ins welcome. If you have questions or would like a copy of the weekly reading, please email Suzanne Ronneau, or call at 505.699.7781. |
Dream Group
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Dream Group
Our purpose in working with our dreams is to help integrate our conscious and unconscious selves thereby leading us to personal wholeness and a more satisfying life. We interpret our dreams from a Jungian perspective, relying heavily on Robert A. Johnson's book, Inner Work: Using dreams and active imagination for personal growth. This is a small group with a maximum size of six. |
Desert Rain Sangha
A community practicing together in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Five Mindfulness Trainings
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UU Santa Fe hosts the Desert Rain Sangha, a Buddhist community on our campus―they are independent of UU Santa Fe. All are welcome!
About Desert Rain Sangha We are a community practicing in the tradition of our teacher the Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh.
Anyone with an interest or curiosity about Buddhism, meditation and/or mindfulness practice, particularly as taught and lived by Thich Nhat Hanh, is encouraged to join us. For further information or directions, please email Sue Rempel, or call 913.484.6890 (cell). |
Universalists believe that all of us are going to end up together in heaven, so we might as well learn how to get along with each other now.―Gordon McKeeman (Unitaran Universalist, educator, minister)