I am also very much looking forward to two workshops planned at Transfiguratigon Monastery, a lovely Benedictine community in Windsor, New York. In Windsor, on April 18, I will conduct a day of Deep Peace, cultivating inner peace from chants and meditation, informed by the perspectives of world traditions. And on May 16, along with Sr. Sheila, we will spend a day with participants exploring our Ageless Spirits.
At the end of May I head to Brisbane, Australia to collaborate with Wendy Murray, jazz singer, and teacher of chant and yoga. We have planned a number of workshops and a sacred chant concert. I am very excited.
And I am equally excited to be returning to Ireland and my beloved Glenstal Abbey to hold chant days and weekends and the third annual writer's retreat in early July.
Dates and details follow. There is a long post, so please scroll through and check back often for updates.
If you would like a flyer of any workshops or have any questions email me at chantingmeditation@yahoo.com.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AND CHANT SESSIONS IN ITHACA AND WINDSOR, NEW YORK
THREE EVENINGS OF CHANTING MEDITATION Thursdays, April 16, 23 and 30 , 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Foundation of Light , 131 Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca, New York. All are welcome. No special singing ability or experience with meditation required. Donation: $10 ( a portion to benefit the Foundation of Light
Our work or study, and family
responsibilities can make our lives a bit frenetic. These sessions are designed
to help us take a break, to step out of our normal pace. Through chanting and
meditation we will quiet our minds, shift and refocus our energies and connect
with our peaceful centers.
TWO WORKSHOPS AT TRANSFIGURATION MONASTERY April 18 and May 9. (http://www.transfigurationmonastery.org)
The Sisters of Transfiguration Monastery, Windsor, New York, invite you to join them this spring for two
workshops, one on the benefits of chanting and meditation, and the other on the
joys and challenges of aging.
Marsha Eger, teacher and singer of chants of
all world traditions, will lead the chant workshop, Deep Peace on Saturday, April 18.
She teaches chant and meditation in Ireland, notably at the Benedictine Abbey
of Glenstal, as well as in Europe and the U.S. and will lead participants in
chants from many of the world's spiritual traditions and discussion of how
chanting and meditation in both Western and Eastern traditions can create inner
peace.
Marsha will also join us for the second
workshop, Ageless Spirit, date to be annoinced, which we envisage as the first in a
series of gatherings in which we will discuss the developmental stages and
spiritual tasks of the afternoon and evening of life.
The monastery will offer coffee, tea and a snack at 9:30, with a hot, home-cooked lunch after noon
prayer. The workshops will end at 3:00, but all are welcome to stay and join us
for Vespers at 4:00 and the Vigil Mass for Sunday at 5:00.
Suggested donation for the day: $25
To join us for either or both
of these days, please call the monastery at
607-655-2366 or email Marsha Eger at chantingmeditation@yahoo.com
MAY 3, 2015...CANCELLED
SINGING TO OUR BABIES: An Afternoon Chanting and Meditation Session…Especially for Expecting Moms and Open to Partners with Marsha Eger, International Teacher of Chanting and Meditation
DATE: SUNDAY, May 3, 2015
LOCATION: The School House at the Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey
Hill Road, Ithaca, NY (From East Hill Plaza, follow Ellis Hollow Rd to Turkey Hill
Road. Turn left and the red school house is on the right hand side)
TIME: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
COST: $25 (a portion of the
proceeds to benefit the FOL)
REGISTER
BY CONTACTING: Marsha Eger at chantingmeditation@yahoo.com or call (607) 592-2465
No special singing ability
or experience with meditation required.
People have sung to their babies forever. Every culture has chants and lullabies that are passed down through the generations. New ones are written and shared, and the custom goes on—a rich part of the fabric of human civilization. In this special workshop for expecting mothers, we will learn about the benefits of chanting and meditation and sing chants from world traditions that focus on love. And finally, together, in a group process we will create a new and special chant that participants can sing to their babies now and following birth.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
30 May - Breathe, Chant, Love, with Marsha Eger(USA) and Wendy Murray ( Brisbane), A yoga, chanting and meditation workshop presented by ABBCAP Queensland.
BREATHE…CHANT…LOVE…
A daylong workshop combining Yoga, Chanting and Meditation Open your heart and
deepen your contemplative experience and your life through the practices of
Yoga and Chanting Meditation With Wendy Murray, singer, teacher of voice and
yoga, and Marsha Eger, international teacher of world chant and meditation.
No previous experience with chanting, yoga or meditation required.
LOCATION: St Colombs Church Hall, 25 Victoria
St, Clayfield.
DATE: Saturday,
May 30th, 2015
TIME: 9.30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
COST: $90:00
CONCESSION: $80
A Delicious lunch,
tea and coffee are included.
REGISTRATION IS
REQUIRED
Please wear loose clothing and bring your yoga
mat and cushion if you have them.
For more information and to register please
contact: aabcap.qld@gmail.com
Our lives are busy
and the world is a noisy place in which to reside. We often are so distracted
by the demands of our lives and so focused on doing, that we don’t know how to
be still, to connect with our hearts. This is what our bodies and minds truly
want. This is what our spirits demand. During this workshop, through gentle
yoga, chanting and meditation we will take time to step out of our frenetic
lives, to leave our responsibilities and technology behind, and to l
earn to
reconnect with our deepest selves. No previous experience or special singing
ability is required. Please join Marsha Eger (USA), international teacher of
chant and meditation, and Wendy Murray (Brisbane), singer, teacher of yoga and
at this special daylong workshop focused on chanting, meditation, yoga and
breath work.
31 May - Breathe, Chant, Love, with Marsha Eger(USA) and Wendy Murray ( Brisbane), A yoga, chanting and meditation workshop presented by Pine River Yoga Studio, Cashmere
Open
your heart and deepen your contemplative experience and your life through the
practices of Yoga and Chanting-Meditation with Wendy Murray, singer,
teacher of voice and trainer yoga teacher, and Marsha Eger, international teacher
of world chant and meditation. (marshaeger.blogspot.com.au)
Our
lives are busy and the world is a noisy place in which to reside. We often are
so distracted by the demands of our lives and so focused on doing, that we
don’t know how to be still, to connect with our hearts. But this is what our
bodies and minds truly want. This is what our spirits demand.
During
this workshop, through gentle yoga, chanting and meditation we will take time
to step out of our frenetic lives, to leave our responsibilities and technology
behind, and to learn to reconnect with our deepest selves. No previous
experience or special singing ability is required.
Location: Pine Rivers Yoga Studio, Cashmere
Fee: $130 which
includes a light lunch
Bookings
close 15 May 2015 - Max 20 Students
Book
in with payment : Please go to the shop and select your product: "31 May 2015:
Yoga and Chanting Workshop"
(New
students will need to subscribe first but existing students and past attendees
just need to use their email address)
Note:
Pine Rivers Yoga class passes cannot be substituted
June 9 - Breathe, Chant, Love, with Marsha Eger(USA) and Wendy Murray ( Brisbane), A yoga, chanting and meditation workshop presented by Griffith University Multi-Faith Centre. For Staff, faculty and students...open to all.
Open your heart
and deepen your contemplative experience and your life through the practices of
Yoga and Chanting-Meditation with Wendy Murray;
singer, teacher of voice and yoga, and Marsha Eger; international teacher of
world chant and meditation.
Location: Building N35 The Multi-Faith Centre, 170 Kessels Road, Griffith University (Nathan Campus Brisbane) 4111 For more information and to register please contact Phone: 07 3735 7051 E-mail: icd@griffith.edu.au
Date: 9th June 2015 Time: 10am—4pm
Cost: $55.00 including a light lunch, tea and coffee
Location: N35 The Multi-Faith Centre (Nathan Campus)
No previous
experience or special singing ability required.
Our lives are busy and the world is a noisy place in which to reside. We often are so distracted by the demands of our lives and so focused on doing, that we don’t know how to be still, to connect with our hearts. But this is what our bodies and minds truly want. This is what our spirits demand. During this workshop, through gentle yoga, chanting and meditation we will take time to step out of our frenetic lives, to leave our responsibilities and technology behind, and to learn to reconnect with our deepest selves. Please join Marsha Eger New York, USA, international teacher of chant and meditation, and Wendy Murray Brisbane, Australia, singer, teacher of yoga and at this special daylong workshop focused on chanting, meditation, yoga and breath work. The workshop will be held at Multi-Faith Centre (N35), Griffith University, Nathan Campus beginning at 10am finishing at 4pm
June 11 - DEEP PEACE: Chanting Meditation, with Marsha Eger(USA) International Teacher of world chant and meditation.
A morning chanting and meditation workshop presented by Griffith University Multi-Faith Centre. Especially for students... all welcome.
Date: 11th June 2015
Time: 9am—1pm
Cost: $25.00
Location: N35 The Multi-Faith
Centre
(Nathan Campus)
For more information and to
register please contact
Phone: 07 37357051
E-mail: icd@griffith.edu.au
No previous experience or special singing ability required.
During this four-hour workshop, a perfect break from the stress of exams and and everyday life, Marsha will discuss the benefits of chanting and
meditation and lead participants in chants from many of the world's spiritual
traditions. Chanting will be followed by periods of quiet or meditation, so
that participants can experience the power of a chanting meditation practice to
reduce stress, create calm and inner peace. Throughout the workshop the focus
of discussion, chants, poetry and prose, will be on inner peace, living calmly
amidst the turmoil and stress of our lives. We will look at how both Western
and Eastern traditions approach the idea and practice of creating inner peace
as a state - of - being.
The workshop will be held at Multi-Faith Centre (N35), Griffith University, Nathan Campus beginning 9:00 and ending at 1:00 p.m.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS IN IRELAND
GLENSTAL ABBEY, Murroe, Co. Limerick
2-5 July, 2015 Inspired
Writing - The 3rd Annual
Summer Writers’ Retreat at Glenstal Abbey for aspiring and seasonsed writers with Marsha Eger (chantingmeditation@yahoo.com) and Eva O Callaghan (eocalla@gmail.com)
Four
days at Glenstal Abbey devoted solely to nurturing your writing in a supportive
environment.
This third annual writers’ retreat is for
aspiring and seasoned writers alike and is devoted this year to finding entry
into personal creativity through mindfulness and other spiritual and
inspirational practices. This is not a nuts
and bolts writing course, but rather a writers’ retreat; an opportunity to be
immersed in the spiritual environment and rhythm of Glenstal Abbey, and draw
inspiration from the facilitators, lecturers and other participants. We will
engage in writing exercises across a wide variety of genres and look at ways of
entering the creative space such as using chant and meditation, walks in the
woods, movement, readings and of course the rhythm of Glenstal. An evening session
of chanting meditation will be offered for anyone wishing to participate and a
special wine and cheese evening in the guesthouse living room will provide
special time for reading aloud, sharing your own work or the work of someone
who inspires you.
This writing retreat, given by certified writing
facilitator, Eva O Callaghan and Marsha Eger, poet and international teacher of
chanting meditation, is an opportunity to connect with your creative processes,
allow them their space and see what emerges.
The cost for the retreat is E225 .
Accommodations in the Glenstal Guesthouse are
separate and include three meals daily. Those staying off site can pay an
additional fee for lunch and possibly supper, depending upon space availability
in the monastic dining room.
To register for the retreat, please contact Eva
O Callaghan at 087 2964356 or email eocalla@gmail.com or Marsha Eger at chantingmeditation@yahoo.com
Limited places, early booking advised.
To reserve a room in the guesthouse, please email
guestmaster@glenstal.org or
call 061 621 005.
11 July – Joyous Expression: A chanting meditation workshop with Marsha Eger
This workshop is about the joy of chanting and
its power to connect us with our authentic selves. Singing is our essential
expression. As babies we cooed and babbled and as toddlers we sang
spontaneously, expressing our actions and feelings through our songs. Over the
years most of us have forgotten or lost this ability, but it is something that
resides deeply within each of us. In this workshop, in a safe space, we
will explore our voices and begin to recapture the pure joy of our essential
expression. Using a variety of sounds, toning, chants from world traditions,
poetry and more, participants will have an opportunity to explore their voices
and their hearts.
No
special singing ability or experience with meditation required.
LOCATION:
Glenstal Abbey, Murroe, Co. Limerick
TIME: 10:00 am – 4:00
pm
COST: E90 including lunch, tea breaks and more.
TO REGISTER: Marsha Eger at chantingmeditation@yahoo.com
17-19 July Mindful Heart:Exploring and Expanding the
Qualities of Our Heart through chanting meditation, a weekend workshop with Marsha
Eger (chantingmeditation@yahoo.com)
We
are taught to live mindfully, but what about “heart-fully”? What good is
mindfulness if it is not deeply connected to our heart and what good is
following our hearts unless we do so in a conscious way? Should not all
mindfulness have as its underlying paradigm, heart-fullness?
In
this weekend workshop we will explore more deeply the qualities of the heart.
Using heart chants from world traditions, meditation, poetry, prose, discussion
and more, we will explore and our compassion, kind and loving hearts as a
driver and a measure for our actions and decisions and our way of being in the
world.
DATE: Friday - Sunday morning,
17-19 July, 2015
LOCATION: Glenstal Abbey, Murroe, Co.
Limerick
TIME: Beginning with
registration at 4:00 pm on Friday.
COST: E145
Accommodations
separate. Please
contact guestmaster@glenstal.org or call 061 621005
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