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Submitted by carolyn on Aug 2, 2011
The 2010 Fall Sophia in Action newsletter is available as a PDF download.

Mark Nepo at our Annual Luncheon

Submitted by User on May 23, 2013

Good afternoon. It’s a joy to be with you today and a joy to say a few words about The Sophia Institute and about Carolyn and Henk. I’ve been coming to the Institute for seven years now, and I’ve fallen in love with these two beautiful beings and the place of Spirit they’ve convened and brought to life, both here in Charleston and throughout the world.

Anyone who knows Carolyn and Henk has learned, rather quickly, that Sophia is honored in many traditions as the Goddess of Wisdom. Uncovering the heart of wisdom in our modern world is what The Sophia Institute is all about.

Pat Mitchell launches our Second Decade

Submitted by carolyn on Feb 7, 2013

We are still reveling in the glorious evening we had with Pat Mitchell last Thursday.  We launched the Second Decade of our work and our series on Women, Wisdom and Leadership.

We were able to thank long-time Sophia Supporters and to introduce the Charleston community to our work on the cusp of our Second Decade.  I did take the time in my introduction of Pat to tell the story of the founding of The Sophia Institute.  An excerpt from my talk:

Turkey reflections

Submitted by carolyn on Dec 2, 2011

We planned a journey to Turkey ten years ago, just after leaving my career to found The Sophia Institute.  But, 911 intervened and with all we’ve been doing to advance TSI, we’ve just made the pilgrimage. It was extraordinary!

Debra Moffitt

Submitted by beth on Oct 22, 2011

Debra Moffitt is author of Awake in the World: 108 Practices to Live a Divinely Inspired Life. A visionary, dreamer and teacher, she’s devoted to nurturing the spiritual in everyday life. She leads workshops on spiritual practices at the Sophia Institute and other venues in the U.S. and Europe. Her mind/body/spirit articles, essays and stories appear in publications around the globe and were broadcast by BBC World Services Radio.

Women, Wisdom, and Leadership

Submitted by carolyn on Oct 21, 2011

We are living in a profound moment in human history, when more and more women are awakening to their full potential, committed to co-creating a much more conscious world, to live and lead with heart and wisdom.

It’s a time of great evolutionary shift, what Joanna Macy calls, the Great Turning, a time when the reconciliation with the Feminine is necessary to bring about the transformation the world needs, to call forth a heart-centered wisdom, innate in all of us, an emergent consciousness, centered on wholeness and oneness.

Nikki Dickens on Sera Beak (and David Whyte)

Submitted by Adair on Aug 31, 2011

Sera Beak breaks the boundaries of what spirituality is supposed to look like – all pious and serious. Sera’s spirituality includes really red lipstick, mini-skirts, long straight hair and dangling earrings, wine, chocolate, men, dancing and night clubs, and….fun! As a young mother with infant children, my life is caretaking. I do love it, but I don’t get much time for introspection, and every so often I need a breathing spell.  For example, David Whyte would say something that triggered a bigger truth within me, that sparked me to new fire.

Terry Monell by Cynthia Sansone and Gail Frailin

Submitted by Adair on Aug 31, 2011

"I have never considered myself a creative person.  Strategic, yes.

Larry Monteith: Audio-Visual Philosophy by Carole Wayne King

Submitted by Adair on Aug 31, 2011

Larry Monteith, professional photographer, is the quiet friendly presence at the back of the room at almost every Sophia Institute event, ensconced behind microphones and video equipment. Larry is a most devoted volunteer. “To me this is like tithing,” he explains. “I’d love to be one of those people who hand out $100,000 checks, but I can’t, so I do things that need to be done. Sophia brings a wonderful variety of teachers who touch on the major issues of our time – war, environment, hunger, and the need for changing the human heart.

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