BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Clear Sky Meditation Centre - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Clear Sky Meditation Centre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230924T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230924T170000 DTSTAMP:20260307T075907Z CREATED:20230822T170027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T075907Z UID:20107-1695569400-1695574800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Spiritual Awakening\, Healing & Ecological Restoration: A Buddhist Mystic Perspective DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/spiritual-awakening-healing-ecological-restoration/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Spiritual-Awakening-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261231T170000 DTSTAMP:20250825T062119Z CREATED:20220205T181428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T062119Z UID:14666-1695888000-1798736400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Personal Coaching DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/personal-coaching-online/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Coaching ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-13-at-10.49.12-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231006T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231022T170000 DTSTAMP:20260310T103246Z CREATED:20230206T002516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T103246Z UID:18754-1696579200-1697994000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:The Mind’s Cutting Edge: 12 Manjushris Meditation Retreat DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/12-manjushri-retreat/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Manjushri-Meditation-Retreat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231112T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231210T110000 DTSTAMP:20251208T071221Z CREATED:20230609T213532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T071221Z UID:19686-1699781400-1702206000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Warriors of the Heart: The Bodhisattva Path (Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/bodhisattva-path-online-course/ CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T200000 DTSTAMP:20251208T070157Z CREATED:20230918T165250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T070157Z UID:20294-1700161200-1701979200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Community Classes for Inner Well-Being (Online or In-Person) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-november-2023/ CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240301 DTSTAMP:20251209T091316Z CREATED:20231205T030926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T091316Z UID:20623-1707350400-1709251199@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Body\, Speech & Mind - Liberating Stuck Patterns DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-feb-2024/ CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240308T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240317T170000 DTSTAMP:20260307T075825Z CREATED:20231212T032055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T075825Z UID:20687-1709924400-1710694800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:The Five Stages of Emptiness Meditation Retreat (In-Person or Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/five-stages-emptiness-retreat-online/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240323T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240427T120000 DTSTAMP:20251205T092021Z CREATED:20230905T161824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T092021Z UID:20192-1711188000-1714219200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness: Tools for Holistic Living (In-Person or Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/integrating-mindfulness-2024/ CATEGORIES:Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Integrating-Mindfulness-Feature-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240414T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240505T110000 DTSTAMP:20251206T085908Z CREATED:20240121T231048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T085908Z UID:21095-1713087000-1714906800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Walking the Eightfold Noble Path (Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/the-eightfold-ennobling-path/ CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-PD-Courses-Facebook-Covers.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240511T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240512T170000 DTSTAMP:20251205T090046Z CREATED:20240107T141734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T090046Z UID:20951-1715418000-1715533200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Come to Your Senses: A Spring Renewal Retreat DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/come-to-your-senses-a-spring-renewal-retreat-3/ CATEGORIES:Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Untitled-design-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240524T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240602T150000 DTSTAMP:20251209T101545Z CREATED:20230907T232718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T101545Z UID:20221-1716562800-1717340400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Breathing Meditation Retreat DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/breathing-meditation-retreat-2024/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Breathing-Meditation-Retreat-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240705 DTSTAMP:20251209T102356Z CREATED:20240122T181943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T102356Z UID:21205-1718236800-1720137599@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Living the Body Electric DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-body-electric-june-2024/ CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240712T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240714T170000 DTSTAMP:20251209T101138Z CREATED:20231211T225851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T101138Z UID:20667-1720803600-1720976400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Razor's Edge: The Dance of Absolute & Relative Truths (In-Person and Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/absolute-relative-truth-online-retreat/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240823 DTSTAMP:20251209T104233Z CREATED:20240225T224710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T104233Z UID:21602-1722470400-1724371199@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Summer of the Spotless Mind DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-summer-spotless-mind-aug-2024/ CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240907T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240922T170000 DTSTAMP:20251209T101002Z CREATED:20230416T232247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T101002Z UID:19511-1725696000-1727024400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:The Movement of the Mandala DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/the-movement-of-the-mandala/ CATEGORIES:Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Movement-of-the-Mandala-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240921T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240922T203000 DTSTAMP:20250823T082059Z CREATED:20240822T172234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250823T082059Z UID:22674-1726911000-1727037000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Clear Sky's 20th Anniversary Celebration! DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/20th-anniversary/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20th-Anniversary.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240925T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240925T190000 DTSTAMP:20260218T090631Z CREATED:20231127T202240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T090631Z UID:20576-1727285400-1727290800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:FREE WEBINAR: Integrating the Money Shadow in your Spiritual Life DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/money-and-spirituality-free-webinar/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2024-Programming-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241009T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241030T190000 DTSTAMP:20240908T221511Z CREATED:20230905T162924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240908T221511Z UID:20198-1728495000-1730314800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Money & Spirituality: Integrating Spiritual and Material (Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/money-spirituality-online-2024/2024-10-09/ CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2024-Programming.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241018T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241020T150000 DTSTAMP:20260507T134410Z CREATED:20240122T001318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T134410Z UID:21146-1729270800-1729436400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Hamster Wheel or Heaven? The Wheel of Dependent Origination (In-Person and Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/interdependent-origination-paticcasamuppada/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2025-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241110T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241201T110000 DTSTAMP:20251206T085614Z CREATED:20240805T174051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T085614Z UID:21973-1731231000-1733050800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Understanding The Power of Sangha & Group Guru DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/the-power-of-sangha-group-guru/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Sangha-Group-Guru-Online-Course.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241208T100000 DTSTAMP:20260310T101650Z CREATED:20240908T211533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T101650Z UID:22893-1733648400-1733652000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Body\, Speech & Mind eBook Launch Celebration (Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/body-speech-mind-ebook-launch/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Book-Launch.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250105 DTSTAMP:20241209T173441Z CREATED:20241107T185825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T173441Z UID:23426-1734825600-1736035199@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Sangha Christmas Retreat DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/sangha-christmas-retreat-2024/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Sangha-Christmas-Retreat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241224T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241224T160000 DTSTAMP:20260307T075733Z CREATED:20241220T190242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T075733Z UID:23593-1735050600-1735056000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Qapel: Life and Teachings Christmas Celebration DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/qapel-celebration/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2025-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-7.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250112T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250202T110000 DTSTAMP:20260716T091643Z CREATED:20240829T175029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T091643Z UID:22571-1736674200-1738494000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Waking Up & Growing Up: Integral Evolution (Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/integral-buddhism/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2025-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250125T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250125T113000 DTSTAMP:20251208T064831Z CREATED:20241023T164820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T064831Z UID:23198-1737799200-1737804600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:FREE WEBINAR: Integrating the Money Shadow in your Spiritual Life DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/free-webinar-integrating-the-money-shadow-in-your-spiritual-life-2025/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2024-Programming-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250215T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250308T120000 DTSTAMP:20250801T154706Z CREATED:20241023T160454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T154706Z UID:22588-1739613600-1741435200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Money & Spirituality: Integrating Spiritual and Material (Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/money-spirituality-integrating-spiritual-and-material-online/2025-02-15/ CATEGORIES:Money & Spirituality,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2024-Programming.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250313 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250404 DTSTAMP:20251206T092250Z CREATED:20240225T235112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T092250Z UID:21655-1741824000-1743724799@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: The Dance of Generosity\, Reciprocity and Collaboration DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-the-dance-of-generosity-reciprocity-and-collaboration/ CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250321T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250323T150000 DTSTAMP:20251209T102031Z CREATED:20241128T230819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T102031Z UID:23142-1742576400-1742742000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Dharma in the Stars: Integrating Saturn DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/dharma-in-the-stars-integrating-saturn/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dharma-and-Astrology-Course.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250413T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250504T110000 DTSTAMP:20251209T095630Z CREATED:20250124T184949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T095630Z UID:23760-1744536600-1746356400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Joy! Fuel for Awakening (Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/joy-online-course/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Joy-Online-Course.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250419T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250517T170000 DTSTAMP:20260310T102712Z CREATED:20250223T004058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T102712Z UID:24046-1745074800-1747501200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness Spring 2025: Tools for Holistic Living (In-Person or Online) DESCRIPTION:Free Webinar: From Resentment to an Open Heart with Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n From Resentment to an Open Heart:Honest Communication for Spiritual PeopleSaturday October 11th: 10 – 11.30 am Mountain Time. Free online webinar (recording available if you cannot attend live).You meditate\, reflect\, and work on healing your heart—yet expressing your needs clearly still feels surprisingly difficult. You’re not alone. Many spiritually minded people find themselves taking care of others while hoping they’ll read your mind\, avoiding asking for what you truly need\, or swinging between silence and frustration instead of speaking from clarity. This free introductory webinar bridges that gap. Learning to express needs honestly and set healthy boundaries help us move out of resentment and develop an open heart. Learn to practice clear\, compassionate communication using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container. These time-tested principles help you move beyond habits of over-giving\, resentment\, and indirect communication. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want the best for ourselves and others. We long for peace in our hearts. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to express our needs clearly or how to ask for help effectively. Instead\, we’ve often learned to: Take care of others while expecting them to somehow read our minds.Avoid asking for what we truly need or want—sometimes not even knowing the difference ourselves.Hold onto resentments because we don’t know how to voice what’s really going on.Express ourselves indirectly—saying everything except the heart of the issue.Swing between silence and frustration\, instead of speaking from clarity and balance.For many spiritually minded people\, this has a particular footprint. We may dedicate ourselves to meditation\, reflection\, and healing the heart\, yet still find the application of healthy boundaries and honest communication surprisingly difficult. This free introductory webinar explores how to strengthen your emotional resilience and practice clear\, compassionate communication\, using Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container: Honoring Space – Creating environments where your emotions and needs can safely be expressed\, and where others feel truly heard.Structure – Building supportive rhythms and routines that keep you steady when emotions run high. Communication – Developing the courage and skill to say what you mean with clarity and kindness\, and to listen deeply when others share their needs.Cleaning Up Big Areas – Establishing healthy boundaries and shared understandings that reduce conflict and build trust.Working With Others – Balancing care for others with the inner strength to stay connected to your own well-being. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Together\, these principles help us move beyond habits of silence\, over-giving\, or resentment. They cultivate steadiness in the midst of strong emotions and teach us to speak honestly\, listen generously\, and connect with one another from a place of resilience and heart. Ready to Go Deeper? This webinar introduces you to Clear Sky’s Five Principles through the lens of communication. Our 4-week Integrating Mindfulness course takes you through all Five Principles in depth\, helping you apply them to every area of your life—from your meditation practice and daily routines to your relationships\, environment\, and the big life areas that drain your energy. If you’re ready for lasting transformation beyond this introduction\, learn more about Integrating Mindfulness here or register directly after the webinar. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now For Free Webinar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  You can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FREE PDF - Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more! \n \n Kim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn't know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing. \n \n Daniel\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. \n \n Leslie\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What is really important\, what is not? I've been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren't my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you'll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better. \n \n Jutta\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen McAllister \n \n \n \n As Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duncan Cryle \n \n \n \n Through 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What Previous Students Are Saying \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life." \n \n Ruth - Embodied in Motion\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "It's really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don't get everything done\, but I don't get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way." \n \n Emmanuel - ActionAid Brasil\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/integrating-mindfulness-spring-2025-tools-for-holistic-living-in-person-or-online/ CATEGORIES:Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Integrating-Mindfulness-Feature-Image.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR