Here you will find information about our various adult learning programs, their dates and registration (if any).
adult learning opportunities | What We Offer
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We commit to lifelong learning and spiritual practice that enriches our lives and those around us. We offer balanced content and spiritual practices from the world's great religions and wisdom traditions, informed by our distinct Unitarian Universalist perspective. Throughout the year, we may offer this content in various formats such as workshop, retreat, forum, or discussion group.
We schedule adult lifelong learning classes and workshops throughout the year. They are led by expert volunteers, staff and outside guests. To register for adult learning exploration classes you may signup online, on designated sheets in the UU Santa Fe foyer, or contact the class facilitator or our Lifelong Learning Director. UU Santa Fe Adult lifelong learning is a cooperative adventure. If you would like to facilitate a program, contact our Lifelong Learning Director. |
Recent Offerings
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ADULT LIFELONG LEARNING OFFERINGS - 2019
Upcoming offeringsStarting Point 2019
As our journeys take new or unexpected turns, we all find ourselves looking for new kinds of companions. So if you're a long-timer UU but never participated in a small group, well then Starting Point is the perfect place for you. Likewise, maybe you’re a long-timer looking to fall in love with your church and Unitarian Universalism all over again. Well then, consider Starting Point your spiritual “re-start.” We offer Starting Point two times per year. Our next Starting point will be August 2019. |
Program facilitators may cancel any program that does not have at least 5 registrants.
For more information about these programs scroll down this page. 2019 Offerings At-A-Glance
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”―Mahatma Gandhi |
Refresh! Fellowship and Family Nights
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To sign up to attend Refresh!, and volunteer to setup and cleanup, click the button below.
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Refresh! Fellowship and Family Nights (October through May)
Most Second and Fourth Sundays, 5-7 pm Sponsored jointly by Lifelong Learning, Membership and Hospitality, and Social Justice Teams Something for everyone—a multigenerational evening! Start your week out right! Invite your friends for all or part!!
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Seeking the Ground of an Eco-theology in times of Climate DisruptionThe death you yield to, that you go into, out of that emptiness pregnant with nothingness, god was born.―Meister Eckhart 
To love a person or place is to take responsibility for its well-being.―Kathleen Dean Moore |
Seeking the Ground of an Eco-theology In Times of Climate Disruption
Date(s) Six Saturday sessions, weekly beginning April 13 through May 18, 10-11:30 am Location in the UU Santa Fe Library Facilitated by Maj-Britt Eagle Sponsored by Adult Lifelong Learning Team Registration required, click here Additional Resources, click here In a wide-ranging exploration, Seeking the Ground of an Eco-Theology will examine the interconnectedness of self, community, and an ecology of love. Among the many works we will ponder and discuss are:
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Is Religion Dangerous?
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Is Religion Dangerous? A Narrative Conversation with Benjamin Tercero
Date(s) One Sunday session only, April 28, 6-7:30 pm Location UU Santa Fe Library Facilitated by Benjamin Tercero, guest facilitator Sponsored by Adult Lifelong Learning Team Registration not required "In a polarized culture tearing at its seams, we believe that the best way forward is to develop an understanding for the other side of the story as we learn to value relationships more than we do being right. At Narrative Conversations, learn how to build friendships with those that think differently than you do by learning how to effectively express yourself, actively listen to others, and ultimately come to understand that everyone thinks the way they do for very good reasons."―Narrative Conversations Part of Refresh! Fellowship and Family Night. Come for potluck (5 pm). Stay for conversation (6 pm). |
Off-Campus Practices |
Santa Fe is blessed with many spiritual and movement practices that we make no attempt to duplicate when they are so readily available in the wider community. Below are offerings with organizations/facilitators with whom UU Santa Fe has a cooperative relationship.
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Spiritual Direction
Rev. Tony Thieman-Somora
806.239.7212 PO Box 24204 Santa Fe, NM 87502 |
*NEW 2019* Spiritual Direction
Rev. Tony Thieman-Somora Dates by appointment Location UU Santa Fe and other locations Sponsored by Adult Lifelong Learning Costs apply (sliding scale); please inquire Rev. Thieman-Somora obtained a certificate in spiritual direction from the University of St. Mary of the Lake and has over 30 years experience. Rev. Tony is a member of Spiritual Directors International and a member of UU Santa Fe. |
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Warm Water
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*NEW 2019* Warm Water Gentle Yoga
Dates continuous―contact Marion Phelps for schedule Location Santa Fe Aqua Therapy Center, 696 Calle Espejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Facilitated by Amy Jelliffe, MD Sponsored by Adult Lifelong Learning Costs apply, please inquire Warm Water Yoga is a gentle practice accessible for all. The water is 95 degrees and helps the muscles relax and tensions melt away. Come join our fun community to increase flexibility and deepen your breath. Call Marion Phelps at the Santa Fe Aqua Therapy Center at 505.989.7085 or email her at watsusf@comcast.net for details. |
qigong
Qi is often translated as life energy.
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*NEW 2019* Qigong
Dates continuous―contact Jay Bunker for schedule Location The Studio, 332 Camino del Monte Sol Facilitated by Jay Bunker, co-host Sponsored by Adult Lifelong Learning Cost $10-$20 donation to cover studio rental The hosts do not teach, but facilitate the practice using Master Mingtong Gu’s audio recordings. Qigong is a "holistic movement practice of coordinated body posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used in the belief that it promotes health, spirituality, and martial arts training."―Wikipedia |
Other ResourcesOur outside Book Cart located near the portal entrance is a place to trade free books and magazines. Check it out! |
Harriet Kidder Memorial Library
You may like to visit the UU Santa Fe Harriet Kidder Memorial adult library to check out print materials on a variety of topics. Specific donations to our adult library and other program needs may be made through UU Santa Fe's AmazonSmiles Wishlist. Sign on and browse through our Wishlist. |
And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the the ground at our feet, and learn to be at home.―Sarah York (Unitarian Universalist, minister, educator)