Kula Connection Gathering in July

 

A community of the Spirit

Rumi

There is a community of the spirit
Join it and feel the
delight of walking in the noisy street,
and being the noise.

Drink all your passion
and be a disgrace!

Close both eyes
to see with the other eye.

Open your hands,
if you want to be held.

Sit down in this circle.

....... Be empty of worrying.
Think of who created thought!

Why do you stay in prison
when the door is wide open!

Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence.

Flow down and down in always
widening rings of being.

 

When: Wed. July 16th 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Where: Lindsay Orr's home 651-249-1433
1512 Minnehaha Ave W. St. Paul 55104

What: "Practicing and Thriving in Kula (a sustainable community)"

6:30 Pot Luck - share what's new and good in your life
7:10 Clean up

7:15 Trading time - connect with your Kula and receive some time and attention

7:30 Devakinanda Chant

Devakinanada, Gopala and Govinda are all names of Krishna - an expression of the longing to return to a state of union with love at the source of all things

 

The Joy of Leadership - Katherine Banbury

Our practicing, nurturing and building community is radical.

The root 'rad' is from the Latin word 'radical' which means a return to the original intent of something

The Kula's mission to practice and apply the teachings of Yoga in the broadest possible application of community is radical in that it is not based in modern society's understanding of self as separate; which is essentially informed by
the Newtonian science model from the 18th century

Kula's model is more closely aligned with the Quantum science model which aligns with and ultimately proves unity consciousness where:

* Nothing exists outside of dynamic relationship
* Process is more important than focusing on completing a goal
* Present moment experience over a pre-planned future

* Deeply understanding the 'and' in '1 and 1 = 2'

 

Kula's Working Vision

We abide in each living moment, welcoming what is unfolding and dissolving, responding to each experience with integrity by acting from an empowered leadership role and staying connected and in relationship with each other.

Kula Leadership

Leadership - an inherent human characteristic

Macrocosmic Leadership - taking complete responsibility for the conduct of the Universe

Microcosmic Leadership - Deciding to make sure that everything you are in contact with goes well to the best of your ability with plenty of company and support in the process

Leadership contradicts passivity and separatism

Up front Leadership - taking a visible empowered role to apply one's thinking to a particular experience (a class, workshop, mission, issue, gathering of some kind)

Background Leadership - taking an empowered role in the backing of the "Upfront Leader"

Example of Background Leading:
Organizer of an event
1. Assisting the ‘Up front Leader' by strategically thinking and supporting this person with the help of the community.

2. Taking charge of the work at hand by strategizing teamwork, inspiring and supporting team mates, finding and using effective communication techniques and accomplishing the details involved in the particular experience at hand without striving or collapsing.

3. Staying aligned with Kula's vision to live and work in the moment where relationships come before things (ie: accomplishing a task without building closeness with one another is not the goal. Solo functioning is not the goal)

Defining Kula participation

The Kula invites and inspires each member to participate by blending their gifts with the community as they are ready.

1. Kula patron - a student who regularly participates in Kula's offerings

2. Kula drop-in student - a new student checking out the Kula or a student not able or interested in community building

3. Kula Peace Project Member - An active Kula patron who functions as a community member. Their participation in Kula includes putting some energy into the health and well-being of the community as a whole, in addition to taking Kula's offerings for personal reemergence.

8:00 Each person shared their leadership:

1. Lisa Van Dyke - Assisting as leadership

2. Lindsay Orr - Setting the bate - perceiving, interpreting and strategizing

3. Mary Tellers - Generosity, Gratitude and Tithing to the teacher

4. Carol Bowman - The Art of showing up - physically and mentally

5. Carol Tombers - Being in Relationship - who am I sharing the world with?

6. Gini Rengel - Financial Sustainable Mindfulness

Gini's Financial Breakeven charts for retreats:

1. Gini divided a general financial break even chart we can use for future retreats we do @ the Kula Center (W / L - where should this go on the site?)

2. She also provided me with a specific break even chart for the last Kula retreat:
FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN FOR 2008 KULA RETREAT (W / L - Where to put this on the site?)

Closed with appreciations:
What did you like about our gathering tonight?
One word appreciate about the person on your right
One word appreciate about Katherine's leadership
Thank you Lindsay for hosting!

 

I would like to send the following survey out to the Kula or put up on the site as a web form (W /L ???):

*Kula Yoga Logo

 

Seva - Selfless Service Opportunities

A. Monthly Beautiful Studio Upkeep - Lead Organizer;___________________/Assistants____________________

1. Altar:
a. Clean and refill candles (place oil in bottom of votives 1st)
b. Tape Sand bags / launder sand bag cases
c. Clean Yoga mats in washer machine
d. Wash cotton blankets
e. Brush out wool blankets
f. Vacuum Magic carpet
g. Clean/replace altar relics

Needs replenished:
1. New Altar Cloth
2. Nag Champa incense
3. Unscented tea candles or 3" unscented candles
4. 6 more eye pillows (lavender or unscented)
5. Blank CDs and cases
6. Drinking Water - what's the best system????????

B. Kula Clarity / Communication / Connection (on site) - Lead Organizer:

Lindsay / Assistants:_____________________________________________

 

C. Weekly distribution of Flyers - Lead Organizer: Barry / Assistants:__________________

 

D. Admin. Work on the computer - Lead - Wilbur / Assistants:_______________

E. Fiscal Responsibility - Lead - Gini / Assistants:_________________________

 

F. 8 week Fall Session assistant to Katherine for Classes:

Tuesday:_________________

Saturday:________________

Fall Retreat:Organizer:___________________________

Assistants:__________________________________________________________

G. Help with updating information on Flyers every 8 weeks (e-mail flyers and paper flyers):
Lead:_______________________Assistants:_____________________________

 

H. Find and Replenish flyer paper stock and other misc. teaching supplies
Lead: _________________Assistants:__________________________________