S&P establishes a centre in Claremont, California

In today's email message, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat co-directors of Spirituality & Practice announce that they are moving:

". . . in September from New York City to Claremont, California. We are establishing a Center for Spirituality & Practice affiliated with the Claremont School of Theology (CST).

CST has Methodist roots, an ecumenical history, and an interreligious vision. Our discussions with the CST leadership and spirituality faculty have convinced us that collaborating with them will enable us to expand the ways we apply spiritual practices where they are needed in our times."

Thomas Moore, whom they describe as "a pioneer explorer of the sacred art of soulful living," supporting this decision to move, responds to the Spirituality & Practice announcement in this short video. (Moore also shares one of his current writing projects.)

On site or insight, bring hard hats and hammers

Is your soul under construction? Thomas Moore writes about this possibility in his July-August column for Spirituality & Health magazine. After sharing a dream from a particularly intense period of his life, he includes:

"I have heard similar dreams from clients over the years, and I have come to realize that it helps to know when something in you is being built. You can then better understand the unusual feelings of being incomplete and going through unintended changes. You may feel your world shifting and not yet ready for projects and developments in your life. You may need to prepare for the arrival of a relatively new self." 

Moore concludes that such dream times may be "full of promise and the occasion for hope."

Moore with Oprah Winfrey on Super Soul Sunday

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announces fall premieres with a lineup that includes new episodes of Super Soul Sunday starting Sunday 4 October at its new time 7:00 p.m. ET.

"The series features all-new conversations between Oprah Winfrey and top thinkers, authors, visionaries and spiritual leaders exploring themes and issues including happiness, personal fulfillment, spirituality, conscious living and what it means to be alive in today’s world.

Episodes this season include:
- President Jimmy Carter,
- professor and TED speaker Dr. Brené Brown,
- women’s rights activist and humanitarian Zainab Salbi,
- Chicken Soup for the Soul co-creator Jack Canfield,
- psychologist Daniel Goleman (Emotional Intelligence),
 - religious scholar Thomas Moore (Care of the Soul)"

This announcement does not include the date for Moore's appearance. We'll publish it when we know it.

Feel your innate spirituality with Thomas Moore

"Spirituality is a gift you were born with. When you access this innate spirituality, your strength and creativity arise directly from your soul and your sense of self." 

Thomas Moore offers Soul Power: Finding Strength, Originality, and Inner Guidance from Friday 22 January to Sunday 24 January 2016 at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Tuition is $250. Pricing for room and meals is based on your choice of accommodations.

This program is for everyone.

Anniversary edition will have a new introduction

Although the cover for the 25th anniversary edition of Care of the Soul is still to be revealed, HarperCollins shares in the description that the book will have a new introduction by Thomas Moore and "additional material." It continues:

"In this special 25th anniversary edition of Thomas Moore’s bestselling book Care of the Soul readers are presented with a revolutionary approach to thinking about daily life — everyday activities, events, problems and creative opportunities — and a therapeutic lifestyle is proposed that focuses on looking more deeply into emotional problems and learning how to sense sacredness in even ordinary things."

ISBN: 9780062415677
ISBN 10: 0062415670
Imprint: Harper Perennial
On Sale: 01/26/2016
Trimsize: 5.313 in (w) x 8.5 in (h) x 0.793 in (d)
Pages: 352
List Price: $15.99 US

Barque coverage 
8 June 2015 "Anniversary edition of Care of the Soul next year"