Spirituality in Everyday Life
Participant's Manual (second edition)By Susan Breiddal
- Theme and Description
- This course for adults offers participants a chance to experience and learn about different aspects of spirituality and spiritual practices in a context pervaded by creativity. The topics of the seven-session course include sacred space, spiritual practice, ritual, creativity, the environment, and the idea of the “spiritual day.”
- Goals for Participants
- To make a personal plan for developing and expressing one’s spirituality;
To understand and explore the connections between spirituality and creativity;
To develop a basic ability to meditate;
To become familiar with spiritual practices such as journal writing, listening, altar-building, and recognizing synchronicity.
- Age Range
- Adult
- Size of Group
- 12. Because of the nature of the material under consideration, a smaller group is preferable to a larger one.
- Space Requirements
- Unspecified. A room with few external distractions is most desirable.
- Number and Length of Sessions
- 7 sessions
Length: 2 hours - Leader Training
- No special training is needed. Previous familiarity with spiritual practices is helpful.
- Leader Preparation
- Amount of time is not specified.
- Strengths
- Offers a variety of spiritual practices and ideas, allowing participants to choose which one(s) best fit their needs, interests, and/or goals;
Detailed lesson plans and clear overview of session format and contents at the beginning of the leader’s guide;
Addresses spirituality, a topic that is of increasing interest to many Unitarian Universalists;
An appendix offers session and course evaluation forms; suggestions of additional resources follow each session. - Limitations
- Each participant needs his or her own “Participant’s Manual”;
Requires what for some participants might be a significant amount of time: daily spiritual practices, approximately 20 minutes to an hour per day. - Adaptability
- Few options for adaptability are suggested.
- Unitarian Universalist Values
- Implicitly promotes the principles “acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations” as well as the “free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” Both the philosophy presented and the hands-on nature of the curriculum encourage the direct experience of the transcending mystery and wonder of existence. Draws upon a variety of religious traditions as sources for the curricula.
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Curricula
