We have come to our final presentation of the 2012 Fall Lecture Series! This week features the topic Building a Sustainable Society: Cultural Preservation and Looking Toward the Future. We are so honored to host guest speakers Ted Wiard, Reverend, grief counselor, and founder of Golden Willow Retreat; and Mirabai Starr, noted author and Professor of Religious Studies.
We invite you to come early and join us for a Pre-lecture Reception where you will have the opportunity to meet the speakers, enjoy some light refreshments and take advantage of priority seating at the TCA.
5:45 pm Meet the Speaker Reception
6:15 pm Doors Open to the public
6:30 pm Presentation begins: Cultural Preservation and Looking Toward the Future
We look forward to seeing you!
Anita Bringas, Program Coordinator
Louis Moya, Director, Fall Lecture Series
About the Speakers
Rev. Ted Wiard, MA, LPCC, CGC is the co-founder and director of Golden Willow Retreat, an emotional healing sanctuary focused on grief and loss. Ted is a licensed clinical therapist, certified grief counselor, an ordained minister, a New Mexico certified schoolteacher, and a certified tennis teaching professional.
Ted’s passion for working with grief, loss, and resiliency arose from his own personal losses in which he realized there are very few places to go for support and healing from loss.
Ted was featured on the series “Why Not?” with Shania Twain (Oprah Winfrey Network), the syndicated radio show “It’s Your Health”, and NPR’s “Snap Judgment”. After working at the Betty Ford Center, Ted established a private therapy practice, works with TeamBuilders Counseling Services as a therapist and Clinical Supervisor, authors a bi-weekly newspaper column, and appears biweekly on the local radio. He is a national speaker and group facilitator. Ted is the co-author of the collaborative book and co-director of the video ”Crossing Bridges: Tools for Teenage Caregivers” funded by Johnson & Johnson/Rosalynn Carter Institute Caregivers Program. He is the co-author of ”Witnessing Ted, The Journey to Potential through Grief and Loss”, a book written to help people in the midst of loss.
Resurfacing from the Depths of Grief and Loss
Rev. Ted Wiard LPCC. CGC will present aspects of the grief process and the importance of conscious grieving in order to heal, grow, and re-connect into the world after loss. Conscious grieving offers the opportunity to reconnect with life, one’s Self, and find passion in one’s life.
Mirabai Starr is the author of critically acclaimed new translations of the Spanish mystics, and reflections on the unifying teachings at the heart of all spiritual paths. Mirabai has been an adjunct professor of Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos since 1993. Her emphasis is on making connections between the perennial teachings found at the heart of all the world’s spiritual paths, in an effort to promote peace and justice. Her use of fresh, lyrical language makes the timeless wisdom of the mystics accessible to contemporary spiritual seekers. She continues to study a wide variety of religious traditions, including Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Christianity.
Join interspiritual author Mirabai Starr for an evening of exploration into the heart of the world’s great religious and spiritual traditions. Learn how, during these times of strife, we can apply the mystical and social justice teachings that unify us all. Mirabai will share an overview of the common guidelines various religions have offered for how to be good stewards of the earth, care for those on the margins, and cultivate a love-relationship with the Divine. She will illustrate these perennial wisdom teachings with readings from sacred texts and poetry. This lecture is about reaching beyond an intellectual approach to interfaith dialog to a felt sense of the experiences that transform us.
This annual series is presented by SMU-in-Taos and UNM-Taos and in partnership with community partners and sponsors.
