Events Calendar

[ Community Outreach 2012-13: Peaceful Mind Peaceful LIfe ]

In collaboration with the Schmidt Family Foundation, the Peaceful Mind/Peaceful World series is now in its eighth year as a community outreach program within the Peace Studies Program at FAU. Its programs promote lasting discussions and an understanding of the challenges individuals face as they seek peace within their own lives and communities. Distinguished speakers, lectures, workshops and seminars offer practical methods to calm the mind and lift the spirit. For more information, visit http://peacefulmindpeacefullife.org, Facebook, and Twitter.

*Images (L/R): Cover of the 2012 Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life Brochure; Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life Founder, Barb Schmidt; Thomas Merton Scholar Jarmes Finley; Author Dan Baker, Ph.D.*
Happiness: Making Your Heartbeats Count Lecture by Dan Baker, Ph.D., Saturday, February 9, 2013, 2 pm, University Theatre, FAU Boca Raton Campus The author of What Happy People Know: How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Life for the Better, Dan Baker, Ph.D., has been at the grass roots level in a national initiative known as Positive Psychology. The scientific study of human strengths, virtues and character, Positive Psychology investigates what is right with people, their organizations and institutions. “Organizations grow and prosper when they lead from what they do right and best.”Tickets $15; $10 for Alumni, Faculty and Staff; Students free with ID; Call 1- 800-564-9539 or visit www.fauevents.com The Practice (Seminars led by Barb Schmidt) The Practice , a set of practical tools, developed by Barb Schmidt, that can be used throughout the day to guide us in our lives. These tools are intended to help us cultivate a peaceful mind so that we can lead happier, more loving, more mindful, and more peaceful lives. For more information about The Practice, visit: www.peacefulmindpeacefullife.org *Waking Up* – Tapping Into Our Inner Source of Strength and Wisdom Tuesday, December 4, 6 - 8:30 pm \| Saturday, December 15, 9:30 am - 12 pm Senate Chambers, Student Union, FAU Boca Raton; $15 each seminar *Living Present* – Carrying Our Inner Peace Throughout the Day Tuesday, February 26, 9:30 am - 12 pm and 6 - 8:30 pm Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, 201 Plaza Real, 2nd Floor, Boca Raton; $15 each seminar *Letting Go* – Reflecting on the Day and Making Peace with Ourselves Saturday, April 20, 9:30 am -12 pm \| Tuesday, April 23, 6 - 8:30 pm Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, 201 Plaza Real, 2nd Floor, Boca Raton; $15 each seminar Seminar Registration - All seminars will be facilitated by Barbara Schmidt. Coffee and beverages are served. Please bring a light sweater and a writing utensil. Registration required (non-refundable) and seating is limited. To register visit: fauf.fau.edu/peaceful or call 561-297-2337. Compassion as a Path to Spiritual Awakening and Inner Peace Lecture By Thomas Merton Scholar James Finley, Thursday, October 18, 2012, University Theatre: Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life presented an evening devoted to exploring compassion as a path to spiritual awakening and inner peace. Dr. Finley used selected passages from The Bhagavad Gita, Christian mystics, The Upanishads, Kabbalah and Tao Te Ching, to guide attendees along the healing path of endless compassion. James Finley is a former Trappist monk who studied closely with Thomas Merton. He is now a renowned psychological and spiritual counselor in Santa Monica, Calif., who leads retreats and workshops on a regular basis throughout North America and abroad.