Ronald L. Barnett

November 16, 2024

Announcing a New Meditation Charis Circle

Hello Readers -

It’s our delight to announce that a new online Charis Circle is forming and that Deb Quinn and I will serve as its facilitators.

What are Charis Circles? They are non-hierarchical ‘’…small, interspiritual practice communities…featuring a communal practice of Charis Meditation…and serve to feed a deep hunger for spiritual community and practice.” - Charis Foundation

Charis is ancient Greek for grace. Charis Circles and Charis Meditation are inspired by the teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating - monk, author and interspiritual leader. They are well suited for those on a traditional religious path, those who identify as ‘’spiritual but not religious” or anyone responding to a different calling.

Further details, including day, time and online access will follow. There is no fee to join.

If you feel a Charis Circle might support or nourish your journey, we'd love to hear from you at rbarnett@hey.com. And please feel free to forward this information to anyone you think might be interested in a Charis Circle.

Warm regards,

Ron and Deb

About Ronald L. Barnett

Welcome to Hey World - a home for my writings, much of it autobiographically-inspired. My hope is that they entertain, educate, and inspire. I’m simpatico with Enid Sinclair who told Wednesday Addams, ‘’I write in my voice. It’s my truth!” I hope you enjoy them. And if you subscribe and have comments, I’d love to hear from you.

I received the Doctorate in Psychology (concentration in human cognition and learning) and after 5 years working as a community-based mental health clinician, I worked in medical research with the National Institutes of Health for the remainder of my career.

 I served Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. (CO) as a teacher, group facilitator, retreat leader, Chapter Coordinator, Board Member and Trustee and taught with The Miksang Institute for Contemplative Photography.

As of 2020 I retired, hosted the podcast All Things Contemplative, and still volunteer with CO. I also facilitate Charis Circles with the Charis Foundation for the New Monasticism and Interspirituality - and enjoy information technologies, photography, nature, swimming, biking, and kayaking.

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ronald.barnett
Miksang Contemplative Photography https://ronaldbarnett.smugmug.com
All Things Contemplative Podcast https://allthingscontemplative.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rbarnett7/
Lifespring - early blog 2009-2020 https://lifespring.posthaven.com/