feminism ~ activism ~ spiritual practice

Dear friend,

We hope this finds you well.  A little reminder about our upcoming new BEST course!   It is an innovative yearlong certificated course focused on transformation of individuals, communities, the environment, and the world. The program is open to anyone seeking a Buddhist perspective in his or her approach to personal development, social justice and social change work.  

We’d love to have you join us for the course and tell your friends and colleagues who may be interested.

For more information, see the BEST course page by clicking here.

Rolling application until May 1, 2013.

Take good care,

Ginger for IWP

Dear friends, IWP is pleased to announce our annual meditation retreat to celebrate the new year.  The retreat is January 12-16, 2013 at our center in northern Thailand.  Please click here for more information.

We would love to see you in January.

In peace,

Ginger for IWP

IWP’s annual international course for women, Allies for Social Change: Buddhism and Feminism for personal and social transformation is quickly approaching!  Register by June 1 to secure your space in the this retreat.

For more information, visit www.womenforpeaceandjustice.org or the course advertisement here.  Write to ginger@womenforpeaceandjustice.org to register.

Please help us spread the word and share with your mother, sisters, lover, friends!

Your friends at IWP

Dear friends,

In extended celebration of International Women’s Day, IWP happily announces our upcoming Allies for Social Change course, July 20-29, 2012.

Check it out on our website, http://womenforpeaceandjustice.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/allies-advert-2012.pdf

We hope to see you there!

Dear friends, we hope this finds you well.  We are excited to announce two new courses at IWP in May:

“Writing as if your life depends on it” and “Survivors on the mat: healing from trauma”.

Both workshops will be led by Becky Thompson – a friend of IWP as well as a writer, teacher, scholar, poet, yoga instructor, and the author of several books on trauma, healing, and embodiment.

Information about the courses is posted on our website: www.womenforpeaceandjustice.org or the link to the writing workshop is  here and the yoga workshop is here.

We look forward to hearing from you and we hope you will join us in May.

In peace,

Your friends at IWP

Dear friends, we hope this finds you well.  We have posted information about some excellent upcoming courses at IWP. 

Upcoming courses in Thai and English include a ‘Being with Dying and Compassionate End of Life Care’ with Roshi Joan Halifax from November 7-11.  There will also be a yoga retreat December 18-24 and a meditation retreat January 13-17.   Details about each of these courses can be found on our website, http://www.womenforpeaceandjustice.org.

We would love to see you in Mae Rim!

In peace,

your friends at IWP

Dear Friends, we hope this finds you well.  IWP is pleased to announce an upcoming retreat, July 17-20, at our center in Mae Rim, northern Thailand. The Mindfulness for Health and Healing retreat will be facilitated by Dr. Kathryn Norsworthy, IWP resource person and Professor at Rollins College in Florida, US.  More information about the course can be found on our website: http://womenforpeaceandjustice.org/courses-we-offer/mindfulness-in-health-and-healing/.

We look forward to seeing you in July!

In peace,

your friends at IWP