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DESCRIPTION: "How good it is to center down! To sit quietly and see one's self pass by! The streets of our minds seethe with endless traffic; our spirits resound with clashing, with noisy silences, while something deep within hungers and thirsts for the still moment and the resting lull."  ~ Howard Thurman\nJoin us for a day of contemplation at Mariandale where we seek to heed Thurman's advice to "center down."\nThe day will include the following:\n\nGrounding moments to slow down and become aware of our inner lives and the world around us.\nConversations with other young adults around what it means to incorporate contemplation and rest in our daily lives.\n Nature Divina meditation on the land here at Mariandale.\nTime and space for private reflection and journaling.\n\nWe will be led by Guesnerth Josue Perea who serves as Director of Black Lives and Contemplation for the Center for Spiritual Imagination. \nThis retreat is open to all in their 20's and 30's in order to create processing space for young adults.\nIf you are interested in attending this program but are unable to afford the cost of the ticket, please contact Liam Myers at lmyers@ophope.org.\nCost: $35 - $50 - $75, sliding scale. \nGuesnerth Josue Perea serves as Director of Black Lives and Contemplation for the Center for Spiritual Imagination, and Executive Director of the afrolatin@ forum. He was part of the team that founded the AfroLatine Theology Project and was Executive Producer of the documentary Faith in Blackness. His perspectives on AfroLatinidad and spirituality have been featured in prominent publications such as the New York Times, the New Yorker, and USA Today and his writing has been featured in Sojourners, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and anthologies such as Let Spirit Speak!, the Revista de Estudios Colombianos and Engaging Religion. A dedicated Brooklynite, he wholeheartedly believes that cultivating our inner lives through contemplative practice is instrumental for liberation, allowing us to embody Biggie's call to spread love "the Brooklyn way."\nhttps://www.guesnerth.nyc/about\n\nFor details, click here: https://centeratmariandale.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/calendar/event/2208
SUMMARY:Center Down: A Day of Contemplation for Young Adults
ORGANIZER;CN=The Center at Mariandale:MAILTO:jhanley@mariandale.org
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LOCATION: 299 N Highland Ave., Ossining, New York, 10562
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