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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20270314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20271107T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20280312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20281105T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago 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:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260101T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260101T153000 DTSTAMP:20251217T034539Z CREATED:20251217T031804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T034539Z UID:26793-1767277800-1767281400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:New Year Special 2026 (In-Person & 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/new-year-special-2026/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/New-Year-Talk-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260118T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260208T110000 DTSTAMP:20260216T062956Z CREATED:20251110T183109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T062956Z UID:26460-1768728600-1770548400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integral Evolution: The Next Frontier (Online Course) 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-evolution-the-next-frontier-online-course/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2025-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260129T200000 DTSTAMP:20260225T032348Z CREATED:20260210T174220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T032348Z UID:27821-1769713200-1769716800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation For Hope And Healing - Local Classes 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-for-hope-and-healing-local-classes/2026-01-29/ LOCATION:Mountain View Therapeutics – Cranbrook\, #204 14 A 13 Avenue South\, Cranbrook\, BC\, V1C 2V3\, Canada CATEGORIES: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/Chicago:20260131T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260131T113000 DTSTAMP:20250928T223052Z CREATED:20250928T221154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T223052Z UID:26319-1769853600-1769859000@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/ 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:20260214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T120000 DTSTAMP:20260214T091111Z CREATED:20250928T230301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T091111Z UID:26268-1771063200-1772884800@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-course-2026/ LOCATION:Online 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:20260321T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260321T110000 DTSTAMP:20260315T145014Z CREATED:20260202T051633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260315T145014Z UID:27430-1774085400-1774090800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Psynauts Vol 1: Book Launch (Online Event) 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/psynauts-book-launch-celebration-online/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Psynauts-Book-Launch-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260406 DTSTAMP:20260220T020721Z CREATED:20251110T181955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T020721Z UID:26461-1774569600-1775433599@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Vipassanā Meditation Retreat (In-Person & Online 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/vipassana-meditation-retreat-in-bc-rocky-mountains/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2025-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T201500 DTSTAMP:20260418T174447Z CREATED:20260210T170647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T174447Z UID:27745-1775761200-1775765700@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Finding Ground: Meditation For Uncertain Times 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-finding-ground-meditation-for-uncertain-times/2026-04-09/ LOCATION:Mountain View Therapeutics – Cranbrook\, #204 14 A 13 Avenue South\, Cranbrook\, BC\, V1C 2V3\, Canada CATEGORIES: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/Chicago:20260430T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260430T201500 DTSTAMP:20260418T181249Z CREATED:20260210T170647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T181249Z UID:27863-1777575600-1777580100@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Finding Ground: Meditation For Uncertain Times 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-finding-ground-meditation-for-uncertain-times-2026-04-30/ LOCATION:Mountain View Therapeutics – Cranbrook\, #204 14 A 13 Avenue South\, Cranbrook\, BC\, V1C 2V3\, Canada CATEGORIES: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:20260507T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260507T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T165659Z CREATED:20260331T232657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T165659Z UID:28640-1778180400-1778184000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Getting Centered: Connecting To Body Wisdom 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/getting-centered-connecting-to-body-wisdom/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Staying Whole Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettingCentered_StayingWholeSeries_FeatureImage-e1776703744676.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260508T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260510T170000 DTSTAMP:20260507T134622Z CREATED:20250126T231620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T134622Z UID:23794-1778259600-1778432400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation for Hope and Healing 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/meditation-hope-healing-retreat/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Meditation-for-hope-and-healing-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260516T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260516T150000 DTSTAMP:20260506T234159Z CREATED:20260505T170950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T234159Z UID:29337-1778929200-1778943600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Come to your Senses: A Day to Practice Deep Mindfulness 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-senses-day-practice-deep-mindfulness/ 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:20260604T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260604T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T172656Z CREATED:20260422T195048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T172656Z UID:29242-1780599600-1780603200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Compassion Without Overwhelm: Feeling Without Collapsing 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/compassion-without-overwhelm/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Staying Whole Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/StayingWhole_CompassionWithoutOverwhelm.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260619T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260621T170000 DTSTAMP:20260624T231110Z CREATED:20260211T010736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T231110Z UID:27870-1781888400-1782061200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Coming Home: Meditating in Nature 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/coming-home-meditating-in-nature/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ComingHome_MeditatingInNature.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260625T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260625T200000 DTSTAMP:20260625T020208Z CREATED:20260604T231954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T020208Z UID:29639-1782414000-1782417600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Boundaries As Stability: Protecting Energy Without Disconnected 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/boundaries-as-stability/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Staying Whole Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BoundariesAsStability_StayingWhole.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260830 DTSTAMP:20260704T212932Z CREATED:20251218T164759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260704T212932Z UID:26796-1782691200-1788047999@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Re-Generation Youth Program: Where Spirituality\, Ecology & Community Meet 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/re-generation-youth-program-where-spirituality-ecology-community-meet/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Re-Generation-Youth-Program.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260710T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260712T170000 DTSTAMP:20260625T025455Z CREATED:20251220T181131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T025455Z UID:26898-1783702800-1783875600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:As the Spirit Moves (In-Person & 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/as-the-spirit-moves-2026/ 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/2025/01/As-the-Spirit-Moves-Weekend-Course.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260716T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260716T200000 DTSTAMP:20260625T221217Z CREATED:20260625T215858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T221217Z UID:29869-1784228400-1784232000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Communication & Repair: Staying Connected Without Self-Abandoning 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/communication-and-repair/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Staying Whole Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CommunicationAndRepair_StayingWhole_Feature_July2026.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260726T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260816T110000 DTSTAMP:20260503T224436Z CREATED:20251217T031307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260503T224436Z UID:26795-1785058200-1786878000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Emotional Intelligence (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/emotional-intelligence-online-course/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Emotional-Intelligence-Square.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260821T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260828T140000 DTSTAMP:20260821T072623Z CREATED:20260519T000734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T072623Z UID:29449-1787310000-1787925600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:The Fierce Heart of Now 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-fierce-heart-of-now/ LOCATION:Dharma Centre of Canada\, 1267 Galway Road\, Kinmount\, Ontario\, K0M 2A0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Coaching,Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Website-Banner-1920x900-1-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260827T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T201500 DTSTAMP:20260709T211327Z CREATED:20260709T171113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T211327Z UID:30046-1787857200-1789676100@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Healing Body\, Speech and 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/healing-body-speech-and-mind/ LOCATION:Mountain View Therapeutics – Cranbrook\, #204 14 A 13 Avenue South\, Cranbrook\, BC\, V1C 2V3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/HealingBodySpeechMind_Square.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260905T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260905T170000 DTSTAMP:20260815T230802Z CREATED:20260709T213939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T230802Z UID:30033-1788602400-1788627600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditating in Nature: A Day Retreat At Beautiful Clear Sky Center 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/meditating-in-nature-day-retreat/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MeditatingInNature_DayWorkshop_Sept2026_Square-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260916T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260916T200000 DTSTAMP:20260819T025854Z CREATED:20260819T010245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T025854Z UID:30342-1789585200-1789588800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Healing Love Healing Money - Free Intro Webinar 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/healinglove-healingmoney-intro/2026-09-16/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Staying Whole Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HealingLoveHealiingMoney_Webinar_Square.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260918T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260920T150000 DTSTAMP:20260805T193326Z CREATED:20251217T031637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T193326Z UID:26792-1789750800-1789916400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:AstroDharma: The Nodes & Your Planetary Purpose (In-Person & 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/astrodharma-nodes-planetary-purpose-online-course/ 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/2025/12/AstroDharma-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261001T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261004T120000 DTSTAMP:20260702T175456Z CREATED:20260407T165111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260702T175456Z UID:28760-1790848800-1791115200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Healing Love\, Healing Money (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/healing-love-healing-money-online/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Healing-Love-Healing-Money-SQUARE-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261009T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261025T170000 DTSTAMP:20260801T173755Z CREATED:20260220T020424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T173755Z UID:27028-1791558000-1792947600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Tantra Practice 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/tantra-practice-retreat/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/advanced.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261029T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261119T120000 DTSTAMP:20260811T223301Z CREATED:20260404T232527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T223301Z UID:28705-1793268000-1795089600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness Fall 2026: 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-fall-2026-tools-for-holistic-living-in-person-or-online/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada 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:20261108T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261129T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T024719Z CREATED:20260422T022709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T024719Z UID:29193-1794130200-1795971600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Power in Tantric Traditions (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/power-in-tantric-traditions/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Power-in-Tantric-traditions-2026-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270319 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270329 DTSTAMP:20260815T230627Z CREATED:20260705T222735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T230627Z UID:29536-1805414400-1806278399@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Vipassanā Meditation Retreat (In-Person & Online 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/vipassana-meditation-retreat-in-person-online-retreat/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2025-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR