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Sacred Courage, Vibrant Future

Sacred Courage, Vibrant Future

A Fundraising Celebration  Join us for an inspiring evening of connection, celebration, and generosity as we gather in community to support the vital work of Center for Spiritual Wisdom. This year’s theme, Sacred Courage, Vibrant Future, reflects our shared...

Encountering What’s Next: The Revelation of Divine Love

Encountering What’s Next: The Revelation of Divine Love

Join Center for Spiritual Wisdom and interreligious teacher Francis Tiso for a day retreat on October 18 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Based in Rome, Italy, Tiso will be in Brevard during one of his infrequent visits to North America.      Francis Tiso is a Catholic priest...

Centering Prayer Retreat

Centering Prayer Retreat

4 Days of Contemplation in Community September 15-18, 2025 in Arden, NC with Rob Field, Wendy Pinzino & Chris Pinzino The spiritual journey is not about becoming someone else;it is about becoming who we truly are. — Fr. Thomas Keating Centering Prayer is a...

Reel Spirit Movie Project: Conclave

Reel Spirit Movie Project: Conclave

Join us on Thursday, June 19, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM for the next Reel Spirit Movie Project. We will discuss the film Conclave (2024), starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Johh Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini. A fictional dive behind the scenes of...

The Enneagram for Relationships

The Enneagram for Relationships

The Enneagram for Relationships is a five-week learning series led by Rob Field and Paula Benton. This program will incorporate wisdom from The Enneagram Map to Your Deeper Self, a new book by Asheville-based Enneagram teacher Sandra Smith. We will meet...

The Tears of Things ✧ Five-week Book Study

The Tears of Things ✧ Five-week Book Study

Led by Fred Brown & Paula Benton Sundays, May 4—June 8 ✧ 2:00 - 3:30 PM Elk Haven Wellness Center or on ZOOM How do we live compassionately in a time of violence and despair? What can we do with our private disappointments and the anger we feel in such an unjust...

Meditative Journaling with Mary Ann Iyer

Meditative Journaling with Mary Ann Iyer

Have you ever faced a question or challenge that feels impossible to untangle? Meditative Journaling might be the key to finding clarity. This transformative practice invites you to enter a creative, focused state of flow. Gentle guidance within the context of a...

Fight, Flight, Freeze…and Freedom: 

Fight, Flight, Freeze…and Freedom: 

Tools for Regulating Our Nervous Systems and Shifting Our Spirituality On Thursday, March 27 at 7:00 PM Eastern, Center for Spiritual Wisdom will host its monthly discussion series A Little About A Lot. The March installment, Fight, Flight,...

A Case for Love at the Co-Ed Cinema in Brevard

A Case for Love at the Co-Ed Cinema in Brevard

Join us for an inspiring evening of film and reflection with a screening of A Case for Love at the Co-Ed Cinema in Brevard, NC, on April 14 at 6:30 PM. This thought-provoking documentary, inspired by the teachings of Bishop Michael Curry, explores whether unselfish...