Crazy Wisdom Salons  Spring 2012

Will Resume again this Fall

Thursday, March  18th. Crazy Wisdom Salon Series -- Who (or What) Are You, Really? Most of us think of ourselves as some sort of combination of ego, psyche, personality, character, roles and image. Is this all we actually are, or is this a fiction? What do the wisdom traditions say about who or what we truly are? Come join us for a conversation, plus experiments/exercises, in discovering our true nature.  Facilitator: Sandy Wiener, former board chair for Deep Spring Center and the Rudolph Steiner School.  Guest Speakers: Richard Mann is Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Studies in Religion at the University of Michigan. His most recent book was a study of the teachings of the founder of Siddha Yoga, Swami Muktananda. His courses have been on psychology and spiritual development, and on consciousness. George SanFacon served as Director of the Housing Facilities Department at the University of Michigan, where he pioneered implementing a council-of-equals approach to organizational governance. He now works as a part-time caretaker and host at a private retreat center in the Irish Hills, and is active in the environmental movement. He is a deep student of consciousness.

The Last Lecture Series 2009
If you have only a few months to live, what wisdom would you want to impart to the world if you know it is your last chance? What has really mattered to you? What thoughts and feelings and insights do you most want to express?
Taking a page from the best-selling book, The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch, we have asked three thoughtful and provocative Ann Arborites to “consider their demise and ruminate on what matters most to them.”

This video is from the February 19th lecture and features Max Heirich, U-M Sociology Professor Emeritus and the father of Ann Arbor’s holistic health care movement.