EVENTS
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Introduction to Facilitating Dream Circles (Online)
July 22, 2025July 22, 2025Jennifer Embry | Tuesday, Jul 22 | 6 - 7:30p CT | Potentially appropriate for 1.5 CEs* | Deepen your understanding of what makes a dream group "Jungian," and how a shared language can enhance cohesion.
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Katia Machado - The Spaces I Imagine- FREE Art Opening!
August 23, 2025August 23, 2025Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 5pm - 7pm CT | FREE Artists' Reception
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Gail Peter Borden - Figured Frames: Specific Objects and Open Space - FREE Art Opening!
August 23, 2025August 23, 2025Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 5pm - 7pm CT | FREE Artists' Reception
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The Power of Community: Fall Weekly and Monthly Meditations (Online)
September 02, 2025December 09, 2025Alejandro Chaoul, Thomas Cole, Ann Friedman, Stanley Merrill, Jasmine Shah, Claire Villarreal | See Event Description for Dates and Times | Join the community of The Jung Center's Mind Body Spirit Institute to recenter in the midst of your busy day, and learn and develop stress-busting tools for everyday life.
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What Matters Most: How Can We Be Free? (Hybrid)
September 02, 2025September 23, 2025Sean Fitzpatrick | Four Tuesdays, Sep 2 - 23 | 6 - 8p CT | Potentially appropriate for 8 CEs* | How can we free ourselves from the stories others have written for us and live a meaningful life?
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Meditaciones en Español: en memoria de Telma Elizabeth Ferrari (Transmision en línea) Otoño
September 03, 2025December 03, 2025Alejandro Chaoul | Consulte la descripción completa para conocer fechas y horarios. | Como parte de nuestros programas para la comunidad, seguimos brindando meditaciones en Español, apoyando la comunidad latina en EEUU e internacional.
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Lunch & Learn | Death and Dying in Collectivistic Cultures (Hybrid**)
September 04, 2025September 04, 2025Devika Srivastava | Thursday, Sep 4 | 12 - 1p CT | *Potentially appropriate for 1CE | Explore beliefs around death, grief, loss, and partner loss from various collectivistic cultures around the world. The perspective of collectivism is shared by the majority of cultures around the world and highlights interdependence rather than independence. **In-person registration has sold out as of 9/3/25. Please register for online attendance.
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Mindful Mornings: Fall (Online)
September 05, 2025December 12, 2025Michele Pola | Fourteen Fridays, Sep 5 - Dec 12 | No class Nov 28 | 7:30 - 7:45a CT | Carry the ease of the morning into the busier parts of the day.
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Afternoon Artist Talks: Figured Frames and The Spaces I Imagine (In-Person)
September 06, 2025September 06, 2025Gail Peter Borden and Katia Machado | Saturday, Sep 6 | 2 - 3:30pm CT | FREE | Join the Community for Conscious Aging as we meet the artists behind The Jung Center Gallery’s current exhibitions: Figured Frames and The Spaces I Imagine and enjoy a rich, intimate conversation with your peers and the artists themselves.
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Fragmented Faces: Self-Portrait Collage and the Art of Hannah Höch (In-Person)
September 06, 2025September 06, 2025Bridget Fernandes | Saturday, Sep 6 | 9:30a - 1p CT | 15 Max Attendees | Explore identity, creativity, and social critique by creating self-portrait collages inspired by Hannah Höch’s photomontage techniques, while engaging in discussion and reflection on her work and activism.
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The Art of Deep Listening - The Clarity Process (Hybrid)
September 10, 2025September 10, 2025Mary Anne Casey | Wednesday, Sep 10 | 6 - 8p | 25 max attendees | Learn how listening to ourselves and others through a structured process can access both our painful feelings and our joyful triumphs to honor and allow healing.
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FULL: Women Writing Through Transitions (In-Person)
September 11, 2025October 02, 2025Joyce Boatright | Four Thursdays, Sep 11 - Oct 2 | 5:15 - 7:15p CT | 12 max attendees | Navigate major life transitions with a 4-week guided writing workshop designed to help you process change, gain insight, and transform challenges into wisdom in an emotionally healthy way.
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Tiny Felt Vessels (In-Person)
September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Gika Rector | Friday, Sep 12 | 12:30 - 4p CT | 12 Max Attendees | Create beautiful, functional felt bowls or vessels from dyed merino wool using fun, hands-on felting techniques that require no prior experience.
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Fractured Fairy Tales: What They Tell Us About Who We Are and What We Love and Fear (Hybrid)
September 13, 2025September 13, 2025Gwendolyn Diaz-Ridgeway | Saturday, Sep 13 | 1-4p CT | Dive deeply into universal archetypes through classic and contemporary fairy tales to increase self-awareness, understand motivational forces, and appreciate how narratives evolve over time.
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FULL: Facilitating Dream Circles, Part I: A Training Course for Depth Professionals (Online)
September 16, 2025October 28, 2025Jennifer Embry Seven Tuesdays, Sep 16 - Oct 28 | 6 - 7:30pm CT | Max capacity of 30 | Potentially appropriate for 10.5 CEs* | Deepen your understanding of what makes a dream group "Jungian," and how a shared language can build community.
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Happiness is an Inside Job: The Jung Center's 2025 Fall Benefit
September 17, 2025September 17, 2025Father Richard Rohr | Wednesday, Sep 17 | 6 - 9pm Learning to find peace within.
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FULL: Conscious Dinner Gathering (In-Person)
September 19, 2025September 19, 2025Generously underwritten by Nina K. Andrews | Karuna Diedericks and Jasmine Shah | Friday, Sep 19 | 5:30 - 8p CT | 24 Max Attendees | Cultivate soulful connection and mindful nourishment through a conscious Ayurvedic dinner experience featuring meditation, soundscapes by sitarist, Srajan Bhagat, authentic dialogue, and a seasonal three-course meal that honors food as sacred medicine.
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Community Learning Lab (Online)
September 19, 2025September 19, 2025Brooke Summers-Perry | Friday, Sep 19 | 12 - 1:30p CT | Engage in collaborative learning, sharing insights, asking questions, and co-creating knowledge through active discussion and reflection centered on how we are applying what is inspiring us and what we are learning.
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Elements Connected: Collage for Balance and Interconnection (In-Person)
September 20, 2025September 20, 2025Tiffany Heng-Hui Lee | Saturday, Sep 20 | 2 - 4p CT | 15 Max Attendees | Join us for a creative presentation and hands-on workshop in which we explore the interconnectedness of the five Chinese elements and their role in maintaining personal and ecological balance, through the practice of abstract paper collage art.
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Tai Chi Chuan for Health: Fall Session I (In-Person)
September 22, 2025October 27, 2025George Hu | Six Mondays, Sep 22 - Oct 27 | 4:45 - 6p CT | Meditate through movement using Tai Chi Chuan.
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Living in the Sandwich Generation: Cultivate Skills for Care of Self and Others (Online*)
September 23, 2025September 23, 2025Mehrnaz Gill | Tuesday, Sep 23 | 12-1p CT | Discover practical strategies and resources to navigate the challenges of caring for both children and aging parents.
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A Breathwork Journey to Inner Connection (Online)
September 24, 2025October 15, 2025Gail Oktavec | Four Wednesdays, Sep 24 - Oct 15 | 6:30 - 8p CT | 12 Max Attendees | Embark on a transformative four-week journey using conscious connected breathwork to unlock inner potential, regulate the nervous system, and foster deep emotional well-being and self-awareness.
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The Power of Conscious Choice (Hybrid)
September 26, 2025September 26, 2025A Religion, Mental Health, and the Search for Meaning Conference | Bill Kerley and Brooke Summers-Perry | Friday, Sep 26 | 9a - 4p CT | Potentially appropriate for 6 CEs | Explore how shadow work -- the conscious practice of examining and transforming our unconscious beliefs and patterns -- can deepen our helping and healing work.
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Vasalisa & Baba Yaga; Cultivating Compassion and Curiosity When Facing the Unconscious (Online)
September 27, 2025September 27, 2025José Leal and Jack Reardon | Saturday, Sep 27 | 1p - 4pm CT | Potentially appropriate for 3 CEs* | Engage in a combination of fast-paced lecture and rich discussions based on the tale of 'Vasalisa the Brave. Explore Jungian archetypes, compassionate inquiry, and methods for confronting the shadow and untangling projections applicable in both clinical practice and everyday life.
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The Nones: Who Are They and What's Their Deal? (In-Person)
September 27, 2025September 27, 2025Jill Carroll | Saturday, Sep 27 | 10a - 12p CT | Join us as Dr. Jill Carroll reveals the diverse beliefs and practices of the rapidly growing “nones” population—those who identify as having no religious affiliation—through new research insights that can foster better understanding within relationships and in broader contexts.
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FULL: Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life by James Hollis: A Book Study (In-Person)
October 01, 2025October 29, 2025Hadley McIntosh | Five Wednesdays, Oct 1 - 29 | 12 - 1:30p CT | 20 Max Attendees | Explore the Jungian approach to midlife transformation in this 5-week book study, as you examine key concepts like individuation, developmental shifts, and barriers to personal growth while engaging with thought-provoking questions and shared resources for continued support.
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An Evening with Playback Theatre (In-Person)
October 03, 2025October 03, 2025Houston Playback Theatre | Friday, Oct 3 | 7 - 8:30pm CT | Relax and enjoy an evening with Houston Playback Theatre as the true stories of audience members come to life.
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Breathing Room: A Feldenkrais Mini-Retreat (In-Person)
October 03, 2025October 03, 2025Gika Rector | Friday, Oct 3 | 12:30 - 4p CT | 20 Max Attendees | Enhance your breathing efficiency and physical ease through simple Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® sequences that expand lung capacity and promote effortless airflow.
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Fierce Vulnerability: Healing Work for a Divided World (Online)
October 04, 2025October 04, 2025Kazu Haga and Cassie Manley | Saturday, Oct 4 | 12 - 3p CT | Potentially appropriate for 3 CEs* | Explore the Fierce Vulnerability framework through embodied practices, dialogue, and tools for healing and emotional regulation to support sustainable justice movements.
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Laura Spector - Personal Stories - FREE Art Opening!
October 04, 2025October 04, 2025Saturday, October 4, 2025 | 5pm - 7pm CT | FREE Artists' Reception
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Cancelled: The Money Wound and Its Twelve Apostles (In-Person)
October 04, 2025October 04, 2025Sandra G Moore | Saturday, Oct 4 | 10a - 4p CT | Potentially appropriate for 5 CEs* | 15 Max Attendees | Gain insight into the effects of hidden trauma and unconscious patterned fears that drive our relationship with money. Learn to uncover and heal these wounds to foster healthy financial habits.
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CANCELLED: Ethics, Desire, and Music in Lacanian Psychoanalysis (Online)
October 09, 2025October 30, 2025Marcelo Zigaran | Four Thursdays, Oct 9-30 - 30 | 6:30 - 8p CT | 40 Max Attendees | Potentially appropriate for 6 Ethics CEs* | Gain understanding about the symbolic order, including language, culture, and the internalization of external influences and explore how Lacanian Psychoanalysis relates to ethics, desire, and music.
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Imaginal Work: Developing Inner Relationships (Online)
October 10, 2025October 24, 2025Esha Khuruna and Shivam Gosai | Three Fridays, Oct 10 - 24 | 9:30a - 11a CT | Potentially appropriate for 4.5 CEs* | Integrate Jungian depth psychology with Gendlin’s Focusing technique, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and relational techniques to cultivate embodied presence, soulful perception, and inner connection.
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Contemplative Photography (In-Person)
October 10, 2025October 10, 2025Denise Bossarte | Friday, Oct 10 | 12 - 4p CT | 15 Max Attendees | Practice contemplative photography to slow down, deepen presence, and connect with the beauty around you while expanding awareness and creativity through mindful visual exploration.
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Making Peace with Aging: A Somatic and Spiritual Approach (In-Person)
October 11, 2025October 11, 2025Karuna Haber | Saturday, Oct 11 | 2 - 4p CT | 20 Max Attendees | Experience a gently guided 2-hour workshop to reconnect with your body and soul in the second half of life, fostering acceptance, compassion, creativity, and a sense of timeless presence. The physical component includes gentle movement and breath cues inspired by DancemeditationTM and Yoga traditions, sensory and tactile awakenings, and somatic explorations that can nourish and enliven, even within restricted movement capacity.
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You Are the Temple: A Dancing from the Deep Heart Workshop (In-Person)
October 11, 2025October 11, 2025Karuna Haber | Saturday, Oct 11 | 10a - 12:30p CT | 25 Max Attendees | Invite deep healing and creativity through gently guided movement, breath, and embodied exploration in a safe, compassionate space that nurtures connection, joy, and personal expression.
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Film & Psychoanalysis | Phantom Thread (Hybrid)
October 17, 2025October 17, 2025Asli Baykal | Friday, Oct 17 | Doors open at 5p. Free screening begins at 5:30p CT | Presentation ($20) from 8 to 9p CT | Co-presented with the Houston Psychoanalytic Society | Potentially appropriate for 1 CE* | Explore complicated grief and attempts to resolve it through “perverse pacts.”
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CANCELLED: Personal Stories Workshop: Engaging Art and Memory for Reinvention (In-Person)
October 18, 2025October 18, 2025Laura Spector | Saturday, Oct 18 | 1 - 4p CT | Engage in visual storytelling with artist Laura Spector as your guide.
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How to Love a Narcissist (Online)
October 18, 2025October 18, 2025Susan Schwartz | Saturday, Oct 18 | 10 - 11:30a CT | Potentially appropriate for 1.5 CEs* | Based on Susan’s latest book, An Analytical Exploration of Love and Narcissism, learn how the narcissistic response drives the Jungian process of individuation by confronting internal splits, shadow aspects, and self-dissociation to move beyond imposter feelings and facades toward growth and expansion.
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Stephanie Gonzalez | Nebulas: A Pop-Up Exhibit
October 22, 2025December 15, 2025On View 10/22/25-12/15/25 | FREE
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The Alchemist Within: Creativity, Vocation, and Transformation (Online)
October 22, 2025November 12, 2025Mansoor Abidi | Four Wednesdays, Oct 22 - Nov 12 | 6:30 - 8p CT | *Potentially appropriate for 6 CEs | Discover inner alchemy through depth psychology and sacred symbolism in this four-week course based on Mansoor’s new book by the same name, and deepen self-understanding, engage with archetypal transformation, and apply alchemical principles to personal growth and life transitions.
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Interpreting Music, Interpreting the World: How to Listen Beyond Ourselves (Hybrid)
October 25, 2025October 25, 2025Chaden Yafi | Saturday, Oct 25 | 10a - 12p CT | Discover the parallels between musical interpretation and navigating diverse worldviews, drawing on philosophy, anthropology, and existential questions.
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Afternoon Artist Talks | Laura Spector: Personal Stories (In-Person)
October 25, 2025October 25, 2025Saturday, Oct 25 | 2 - 3:30pm CT | FREE | Join the Community for Conscious Aging as we meet the artist behind The Jung Center Gallery’s current exhibition: Personal Stories, and enjoy a rich, intimate conversation with your peers and the artist herself.
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FULL: Listening to Orpheus: Friday Night Performance (In-Person)
October 31, 2025October 31, 2025Kenneth Gayle and Rodney Waters | Friday, Oct 31 | 7 - 8:30p CT | Suggested Donation, $15 | Limited seating, registration required | Engage with music’s transformative power in this brief lecture and concert inspired by darkness and the underworld through the myth of Orpheus. A Unity Fine Arts production generously underwritten by The Bosarge Family Foundation.
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FULL: Mindful Practice With Nature (In-Person, Off-Campus)
November 01, 2025November 01, 2025Michele Pola | Saturday, Nov 1 | 9 - 10:30a CT | Bell Park, 4800 Montrose | 12 Max Attendees | Listen to poetry, practice being aware of our reciprocal connection with nature, and cultivate qualities of gratitude, openness, kindness, and appreciation for all that the Earth provides.
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FULL: Listening to Orpheus: Saturday Night Performance (In-Person)
November 01, 2025November 01, 2025Kenneth Gayle and Rodney Waters | Saturday, Nov 1 | 7 - 8:30p CT | Suggested Donation, $15 | Limited seating, registration required | Engage with music’s transformative power in this brief lecture and concert inspired by darkness and the underworld through the myth of Orpheus. A Unity Fine Arts production generously underwritten by The Bosarge Family Foundation.
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CANCELLED: Mindfulness Essentials for Stress Reduction (In-Person)
November 03, 2025December 08, 2025Michele Pola | Five Mondays, Nov 3 - Dec 8, no class Nov 24 | 5 - 6:30p CT | 22 Max Attendees | Join us for an introduction to mindfulness meditation and mindful awareness practices, for some ease in your day.
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Tai Chi Chuan for Health: Fall Session II (In-Person)
November 03, 2025December 08, 2025George Hu | Six Mondays, Nov 3 - Dec 8 | 4:45 - 6p CT | Meditate through movement using Tai Chi Chuan.
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Member Appreciation Lecture | Re-Humanization: Connecting With Ourselves (In-Person)
November 06, 2025November 06, 2025Jill Carroll | Thursday, Nov 6 | 6:30 - 8p CT | Challenge the cultural tendency to dehumanize by exploring its roots and learning concrete actions to foster greater awareness and promote individual and collective flourishing.
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Lunch & Learn | Menopause as Psychic Rebirth (Online)
November 06, 2025November 06, 2025Shifting Embodiment and the Alchemical Way Through | Jane Clapp | Thursday, Nov 6 | 12 - 1:30p CT | The presenter will be participating online | *Potentially appropriate for 1.5 CEs | Reclaim menopause as a sacred initiation in this seminar that explores it not just as a medical event but as a mythic, psychic, and somatic journey into sovereignty, soul, and embodied wisdom.
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Archaeology Now: Explore, Preserve, Transmit Cultural Heritage: Friday Lecture (Hybrid)
November 07, 2025November 07, 2025Irving Finkel | Friday, Nov 7 | 6 - 7:30p CT | Join us as Dr. Irving Finkel, the Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian script, languages, and cultures in the Middle East Department of the British Museum, uncovers how script began and what people wrote about in their now extinct languages. Generously sponsored by Archaeology Now in partnership with The British Consulate-Houston.
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Laugh for the Health of It: Laughter Yoga (In-Person)
November 07, 2025November 07, 2025Lee Coffee | Friday, Nov 7 | 11a - 12p CT | Have fun learning to reduce stress with therapeutic laughter techniques that improve breathing, relaxation, and well-being.
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Archaeology Now: Explore, Preserve, Transmit Cultural Heritage: Saturday Workshop (Hybrid)
November 08, 2025November 08, 2025Irving Finkel | Saturday, Nov 8 | 10a - 2p CT | Voyage through some of the world’s most iconic cuneiform texts in stories, letters, and music and explore the amulets, magical spells, and rituals used to address demons, devils, witches, and to summon ghosts. Generously sponsored by Archaeology Now in partnership with The British Consulate-Houston.
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Strengthening the Brain-to-Body Relationship (In-Person)
November 13, 2025December 11, 2025Tessara Tucker | Two Thursdays, Nov 13 - 20 | 6:30 - 8p CT | online follow-up Dec 11 | 6:30 - 7:15p CT | 15 Max Attendees | Learn about the brain and body relationship, and discover ways to strengthen the connection.
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Anchoring Hope: Integrating Light and Shadow Through Breath and Visioning (Online)
November 14, 2025November 14, 2025Nnemoma Chukwumerije and Jasmine Shah | Friday, Nov 14 | 6:30 - 8:30p CT | 30 max attendees | *Potentially appropriate for 2 CEs | Learn to cultivate hope alongside life’s challenges through guided visioning, positive psychology, and flow breathwork to foster resilience, transformation, and alignment with your highest self.
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The Ethics of Compassion (Hybrid)
November 14, 2025November 14, 2025Sean Fitzpatrick | Friday, Nov 14 | 9a - 12:15p | Potentially appropriate for 3 Ethics CEs* | Explore the nuances of compassion — the potential for unintended harms and the value of ethical boundaries — as we learn to practice it with depth, awareness, and responsibility. This is a Compassion Week event in collaboration with Compassionate Houston
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Contradictory Truths: Connecting Through Discomfort, Dialoguing Through Discovery (In-Person)
November 15, 2025November 15, 2025Kelly Penrod & Michael Winters | Saturday, Nov 15 | 1 - 4pm CT | Potentially appropriate for 3 CEs* | Develop emotional resilience and dialogic skills to engage empathetically with conflicting beliefs, stay connected during upheaval, and hold space for ambiguity and disagreement.
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Hags and Wise Women: Older Women in European Myth and Fairy Tales (Hybrid)
November 15, 2025November 15, 2025Sharon Blackie | Saturday, Nov 15 | 10a-12p CT | *Potentially appropriate for 2 CEs | The presenter will be participating online | Rediscover powerful female archetypes of elderhood in European myths and fairy tales to reclaim a bold, purposeful vision of aging rooted in wisdom, guidance, and community contribution.
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Tibetan Meditation Mini-Retreat (In-Person)
November 22, 2025November 22, 2025Alejandro Chaoul | Saturday, Nov 22 | 9a - 1pm CT | Discover how the Tibetan understanding of well-being can enrich your life as you create a toolbox of mind-body healing practices.
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Damon Thomas | KIRK & DAVID - FREE art opening!
November 22, 2025November 22, 2025Saturday, November 22, 2025 | 5pm - 7pm CT | FREE Artist Reception
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CANCELLED: Community Learning Lab (In-Person)
November 22, 2025November 22, 2025Brooke Summers-Perry | Saturday, Nov 22 | 2 - 3:30p CT | Engage in collaborative learning, sharing insights, asking questions, and co-creating knowledge through active discussion and reflection centered on how we are applying what is inspiring us and what we are learning.
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Francisco Pereira | Bipeds: Mirrors of the Psyche - FREE Art Opening!
November 22, 2025November 22, 2025Saturday, November 22, 2025 | 5pm - 7pm CT | FREE Artists' Reception
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CANCELLED: Are Angels Among Us? Stories, Experiences, and Image (Hybrid)
December 02, 2025December 16, 2025Thomas Cole and Laura Spector | Three Tuesdays, Dec 2 - 16 | 5:30 - 7:15p CT | 15 Max Attendees | Explore angels in religious history and consider the relevance of the recent eclipse of angels in modern culture.
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The Art of Seasonal Cooking (In-Person)
December 03, 2025December 03, 2025Karuna Diedericks | Wednesday, Dec 3 | 6 - 7:30p CT | 20 Max Attendees | Explore seasonal cooking with the Ayurvedic tradition, embrace nature’s bounty, and learn to prepare nutritious dishes that support health and strengthen community with a live demonstration with plant-based and gluten-sensitive ingredients.
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Tea and Meditation (In-Person)
December 04, 2025December 04, 2025Alejandro Chaoul and Chris McKann | Thursday, Dec 4 | 6:00 - 8p CT | Through this hands-on session, experience a variety of teas and supportive meditative practices in community, while learning about the unique benefits of each tea and enjoying traditions that Japanese monks and other Eastern cultures have taken part in for centuries. Generously underwritten by Isabelle and Eric Mayer.
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Sound Breath Rhythm Movement (In-Person)
December 06, 2025December 06, 2025Duke Hunter and Farida Meguid | Saturday, Dec 6 | 11a - 1p CT | 40 Max Attendees | Engage with stories of creativity and resilience while cultivating relaxation, embodied awareness, and community connection through music, group rhythm and movement.
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13 Syncretic Sites by Lalo Bispo - A Pop-Up Bookstore Installation (In-Person)
December 11, 2025December 11, 2025Join us for the public opening and artist talk for 13 Syncretic Sites by Lalo Bispo | Thursday, December 11 | 6-8pm CT
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Turning Pages: Annual Holiday Bookstore Party with The Community for Conscious Aging (In-Person)
December 12, 2025December 12, 2025Friday, Dec 12 | 2 - 4p CT | FREE | Celebrate the season by discovering unique gifts and meaningful reads during a festive, guided tour of The Jung Center Bookstore—complete with holiday cheer, community connection, sweet treats, and exclusive discounts.
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Hamman Professional Wellness | Integrative Healing: Uniting Mind, Body, and Spirit (Online)
December 12, 2025December 12, 2025Hannah Armbrust | Friday, Dec 12 | 9am - 12pm CT | Potentially appropriate for 3 CEs* | Explore the intricate connections between the mind, body, and spirit, particularly within the context of secondary trauma.
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Afternoon Artist Talks | Bipeds: Mirrors of the Psyche & Nebulas (In-Person)
December 13, 2025December 13, 2025Saturday, Dec 13 | 2 - 3:30pm CT | FREE | Join the Community for Conscious Aging as we meet the artist behind The Jung Center Gallery’s current exhibitions: Bipeds: Mirrors of the Psyche & Nebulas, and enjoy a rich, intimate conversation with your peers and the artist themselves.
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RESCHEDULED: Lunch & Learn | The Shadow Dimension of Grief (Online)
December 19, 2025December 19, 2025Sarah Garcia | Friday, Dec 19 (NEW DATE) | 12 - 1p CT | Potentially appropriate for 1 CE* | Explore the roots of modern grief-tending alongside Jungian insights, analysis of media, and practices for deepened healing.
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Human Rights in Theory and Practice (Hybrid)
January 15, 2026February 05, 2026Bridget Fernandes | Four Thursdays, Jan 15 - Feb 5 | 6 - 8p CT | max attendees 30 | Explore the evolution of human rights through analysis and discussion of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and learn to embody equity, justice, and solidarity in everyday life.
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Introduction to the Enneagram Personality System (Online)
January 16, 2026February 20, 2026Judy Wilbratte | Six Fridays, Jan 16 - Feb 20 | 2 - 3:30p CT | Explore the Enneagram to recognize unconscious patterns, embrace your strengths, deepen self-awareness, and improve relationships with greater compassion and understanding.
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The Art of Deep Listening (Hybrid)
January 17, 2026January 17, 2026Mary Anne Casey | Saturday, Jan 17 | 1 - 3p CT | 25 max in-person attendees | With clear guidance, learn how to use a structured process to access both our painful feelings and our joyful triumphs to honor and allow healing for ourselves and others.
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Facilitating Dream Circles, Part II: A Training Course for Depth Professionals (Online) Spring 26
January 20, 2026February 24, 2026Jennifer Embry | Six Tuesdays, Jan 20 - Feb 24, 6 - 7:30p CT | Deepen your understanding of what makes a dream group "Jungian," and how a shared language can build community. | Potentially appropriate for 9 CEs*
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Popcorn Psychology (In-Person)
January 21, 2026February 11, 2026Sean Fitzpatrick | Four Wednesdays, Jan 21 - Feb 11 | 6 - 7:30p CT | Grab some popcorn and discover how film and psychology go together like Mike and Ike! | Potentially appropriate for 6 CEs*
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Introduction to Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy (Hybrid)
January 24, 2026January 24, 2026Michael Winters | Saturday, Jan 24 | 9a - 1p CT | Discover methods for discovering life’s meaning through thought-provoking discussions and practical exercises based on Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy. | Potentially appropriate for 4 CEs*
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Deep Listening Circle: January (In-Person)
January 24, 2026January 24, 2026Mary Anne Casey | Saturday, Jan 24 | 1 - 3p CT | Practice using a structure and safe container for deep listening to help you process your life with compassion, connection, and non-judgmental attention.
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Tai Chi Chuan for Health: Spring Session I (In-Person)
January 26, 2026March 02, 2026George Hu | Six Mondays, Jan 26 - Mar 2 | 4:45 - 6p CT | Meditate through movement using Tai Chi Chuan.
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Foundations of Renewal in the Second Half of Life | Lunch & Learn (Hybrid)
January 27, 2026January 27, 2026Mel Taylor | Tuesday, Jan 27 | 12 - 1p CT | Max 14 attendees in-person | Begin exploring meaning in the second half of life through questions that unlock the possibility of a joyful, purpose-filled next chapter beyond career and family roles.
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Memory, Dreams, and Mandalas: Unlocking the Mind with Science, Spirituality and Symbol (Hybrid)
January 31, 2026January 31, 2026Mauricio Garrido | Saturday, Jan 31 | 12 - 1p CT | Journey through neuroscience, ancient Vedic wisdom, and depth psychology to reveal how memory shapes our identity, how dreams can open hidden doors of perception, and how mandalas and visual meditation patterns act as maps of the inner world and realms of consciousness.
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Afternoon Artist Talks | Always There by Lowell Boyers (In-Person)
January 31, 2026January 31, 2026Saturday, Jan 31 | 2 - 3:30pm CT | FREE | Join the Community for Conscious Aging as we meet the artist behind The Jung Center Gallery’s current exhibition: Always There and enjoy a rich, intimate conversation with your peers and the artist themselves.
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Thresholds of the Heart: A Participatory Exploration of Love and Modern Dating (In-Person)
February 04, 2026March 18, 2026Kaitlyn Bowie and Jasmine Shah | Four Wednesdays, Feb 4 and 18, Mar 4 and 18 | 6 - 8p CT | Pause, reflect, and reimagine your relationship to dating through guided gentle reflection, group dialogue, and somatic and creative tools.
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Journey Through the Body: A Healing Integration of Self-Massage, Breathwork, Meditation (In-Person)
February 07, 2026February 07, 2026Ady Burgida and Alejandro Chaoul | Saturday, Feb 7 | 12 - 4p CT | Experience research-supported pathways to healing that empower you to engage in self-healing through body-based restorative massage and movements, breathing techniques, and meditation.
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Jazz & Journaling (In-Person)
February 07, 2026February 07, 2026Carla Lyles | Saturday, Feb 7 | 11:30 - 1:30p CT | max attendees 25 | Step inward through the combined languages of music, art, writing, and crafting a personalized journal that fosters reflection, self-expression, and community connection.
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Letter to My Children On Inheritance (Hybrid)
February 10, 2026February 10, 2026Cherry Steinwender and Joel Edward Goza | Tuesday, Feb 10 | 6 - 7:30p CT | Explore elements from the book Rebirth of a Nation, with the book’s author, Joel Edward Goza, in dialogue with Cherry Steinwender. You’ll be invited to engage in the reparative process, working toward the creation of a more perfect union.
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The Art of Seasonal Cooking (In-Person)
February 12, 2026February 12, 2026Karuna Diedericks | Thursday, Feb 12 | 6 - 8p CT | Learn mindful food preparation and consumption that calm the mind, improve digestion, and help us cultivate reverence in our relationship with food. Karuna uses plant-based and gluten-sensitive ingredients.
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Self-Ethnography: Telling your story through Writing, Collage, and Photography (In-Person)
February 17, 2026March 10, 2026Bridget Fernandes | Four Tuesdays, Feb 17 - Mar 10 | 6 - 8p CT |Engage with your cultural identity through writing, collage, and photography, reflecting on personal experiences and deepening self-understanding through creative expression.
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Designing What’s Next for You (In-Person)
February 19, 2026February 19, 2026Megan Frisque | Thursday, Feb 19 | 2 - 3:30p CT | Join us for an engaging session that introduces the principles of life design—a human-centered approach to navigating personal and professional transitions by applying design thinking to your life.
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Introduction to Lacanian Psychoanalysis (Online)
February 19, 2026March 12, 2026Marcelo Zigaran | Four Thursdays, Feb 19 - Mar 12 | 6 - 7:30p CT | Explore Lacan's framework for interconnected orders—the Real, the Symbolic, and the Imaginary—that shape human experience and our interaction with the world. | Potentially appropriate for 6 CEs*
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Creative Practices for a Meaningful Life (Online)
February 21, 2026February 21, 2026Brooke Summers-Perry | Saturday, Feb 21 | 1 - 4p CT | Discover a variety of simple creative practices to access your inner guide, habituate awareness and compassion, and establish a more robust routine that supports your values.
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Composing Your Life (In-Person)
February 23, 2026March 30, 2026Felix Scardino | Six Mondays, Feb 23 - Mar 30 | 6 - 9p CT | max attendees 15 | Discover how to awaken each morning anticipating what you are creating, rather than worrying about what you fear. | Potentially appropriate for 18 CEs*
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In Good Company: Community Transformation with Tarot (Online)
February 25, 2026February 25, 2026Samphire Savage | Wednesday, Feb 25 | 6 - 9p CT| Reimagine the tarot as a creative tool to move beyond fear and grief, spark innovation, and collaboratively envision new possibilities.
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The Stories of Aging: Those We Inherit, Those We Create | Lunch & Learn (Hybrid)
February 27, 2026February 27, 2026Kelly Penrod | Friday, February 27 | 12 - 1p CT | Move beyond the cultural stories you’ve inherited about aging to reframe your own stories and discover life-affirming possibilities.
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An Evening with Playback Theatre (In-Person)
February 27, 2026February 27, 2026Houston Playback Theatre | Friday, Feb 27 | 7 - 8:30p CT | max attendees 55 | Relax and enjoy an evening with Houston Playback Theatre as the true stories of audience members come to life.
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Individuation as a Nonviolent Revolution (Online)
February 28, 2026March 07, 2026Jack Reardon and Brooke Summers-Perry | Saturday, Feb 28 and Mar 7 | 10a - 12p CT | Explore Jungian concepts and engage in tangible practices for turning the concepts into manageable steps on the individuation journey that are fueled by increasing fulfillment and peace along the way. | Potentially appropriate for 4 CEs*
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Lift Your Heart: A Feldenkrais Mini-Retreat (In-Person)
February 28, 2026February 28, 2026Gika Rector | Saturday, Feb 28 | 12:30 - 4p CT | 20 Max Attendees | Make room for your heart to expand and lift yourself toward healing and resilience breathing through simple Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® sequences that articulate the spine, soften the ribs and sternum, and allow for breathing more easily.
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Deep Listening Circle: February (In-Person)
February 28, 2026February 28, 2026Mary Anne Casey | Saturday, Feb 28 | 1 - 3p CT | Practice using a structure and safe container for deep listening to help you process your life with compassion, connection, and non-judgmental attention.
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Hamman Professional Wellness: Magee Ethics | The Ethics of Compassion (Hybrid)
March 06, 2026March 06, 2026Sean Fitzpatrick | Friday, Mar 6 | 9a - 12:15p | Explore the nuances of compassion — the potential for unintended harms and the value of ethical boundaries — as we learn to practice it with depth, awareness, and responsibility. | Potentially appropriate for 3 Ethics CEs*
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Listening Across the Lifespan: Strategies for Intergenerational Relationship Building (Online)
March 06, 2026March 06, 2026Samphire Savage | Friday, Mar 6 | 2 - 4p CT |Learn powerful strategies to bridge generational gaps, break down stereotypes, and create authentic connections that inspire mutual understanding and respect across all ages.
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The Surprising Connection Between Jungian Psychology and Quantum Physics (Hybrid)
March 07, 2026March 07, 2026José Leal and Gwendolyn Diaz-Ridgeway | Saturday, Mar 7** | 1 - 4p CT | Discover the surprising connection between Carl Jung's concept of synchronicity (coincidences that are not necessarily such, but rather messages from beyond) and the quantum physics concept of entanglement.| Potentially appropriate for 3 CEs*
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Where Did All the Playgrounds Go? Reclaiming Joy, Language, and Play in Aging (Hybrid)
March 11, 2026March 11, 2026Kelly Penrod | Wednesday, Mar 11 | 2 - 4p CT | Experiment with simple, inclusive ways to bring play back into daily life, reframe the language we use about aging, and design new “playgrounds” that sustain joy and belonging across generations.
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Tibetan Meditation Mini-Retreat (In-Person)
March 14, 2026March 14, 2026Alejandro Chaoul | Saturday, Mar 14 | 1 - 4p CT | Discover how the Tibetan understanding of well-being can enrich your life as you create a toolbox of mind-body healing practices.
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Writing an Ethical Will | LUNCH & LEARN (Hybrid)
March 18, 2026March 18, 2026Michael Lewis | Wednesday, Mar 18 | 12 - 1p CT | Create an ethical will to share your life lessons, values, and wisdom, preserving your legacy for future generations.
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A Journey Through The Red Book (Online)
March 19, 2026April 09, 2026Michael Escamilla | Four Thursdays, Mar 19 - Apr 9 | 6 - 7:30p CT | Engage in an overview of Jung's life and explore his disorienting, frightening, and transformational experiences with the archetypes—especially those of the Anima, the Hero, the Wise Man, and the Trickster. | Potentially appropriate for 6 CEs*
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Positive Aging: The Spirituality of Later Life (Online)
March 21, 2026March 21, 2026Drew Leder | Saturday, Mar 21 | 12:30 - 4p CT | Explore positive spiritual archetypes in Hindu, Native American, and Judeo-Christian stories of elderhood, challenge ageist stereotypes, and learn how these perspectives can enrich and extend your life.
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The Jung Center's 2026 Spring Benefit: An Evening with Dan Harris
March 24, 2026March 24, 2026Dan Harris | Tuesday, Mar 24 | Starting at 6pm | Join us at our Annual Spring Benefit
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Creative Practice: Wellness Through Art (Online)
March 26, 2026March 26, 2026Helen Spaw | Thursday, Mar 26 | 10a - 12p CT | Reconnect with your innate creativity through art-making, mindfulness, and self-expression to enhance wellness, relieve stress, and gain deeper insight.
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Deep Listening Circle: March (In-Person)
March 28, 2026March 28, 2026Mary Anne Casey | Saturday, Mar 28 | 1 - 3p CT | Practice using a structure and safe container for deep listening to help you process your life with compassion, connection, and non-judgmental attention.
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Rituals, Coffee and Health (Coffee and Meditation) (In-Person)
March 28, 2026March 28, 2026Alejandro Chaoul, Gabriel Lopez, and Matt Toomey | Saturday, Mar 28| 9a - 11a CT* | Explore the potential health benefits of mindfully engaging in drinking coffee as part of everyday life, and learn some of the scientific benefits behind the beverage itself in this interactive morning workshop.
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Snapshots of Life: Writing Your Story in Small Bursts (Online)
March 31, 2026April 14, 2026Stefanie Fercking | Three Tuesdays, Mar 31 - Apr 14 | 6:30 - 8p CT | 12 max attendees | Discover the power of short-form memoir to process life experiences, spark creativity, and express truth with honesty, clarity, and emotion.
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Resurrecting Our Broken Hearts: Vitality through Creativity, Music and Movement (Online)
April 04, 2026April 04, 2026Jane Clapp | Saturday, Apr 4 | 1 - 3:30p CT | Experience a variety of practices and explore how to dialogue with the soul to awaken faith and deep connection. | Potentially appropriate for 2.5 CEs*
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Afternoon Artist Talks | Homecoming by Archway Gallery (In-Person)
April 04, 2026April 04, 2026Saturday, Apr 4 | 2 - 3:30pm CT | FREE | Join the Community for Conscious Aging as we meet the artist behind The Jung Center Gallery’s current exhibition: Archway 50th Anniversary, Homecoming and enjoy a rich, intimate conversation with your peers and the artist themselves.
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Forging Heroic Clarity & Building Confidence for Life (Hybrid)
April 08, 2026April 29, 2026Shavonnah Roberts Schreiber | Four Wednesdays, Apr 8 - 29 | 6 - 7:15p CT | Develop self-leadership–and close the gap between potential and performance–by clarifying goals, boosting confidence, and creating daily practices to respond intentionally to challenges.
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What is God? An Archetypal Exploration of the Divine (Online)
April 10, 2026May 15, 2026Vyushti Jouhari | Six Fridays, Apr 10 - May 15 | 10a - 12p | Engage in an immersive workshop drawing from Jungian psychology, comparative mythology, and cross-cultural symbolism that invites participants to bring their curiosity and openness as we ask not just who is God, but how the Divine lives in and through us.
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Tai Chi Chuan for Health: Spring Session II (In-Person)
April 13, 2026May 18, 2026George Hu | Six Mondays, Apr 13 - May 18 | 4:45 - 6p CT | Meditate through movement using Tai Chi Chuan.
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Ordinary Mysticism: Author Talk and Book Signing (Hybrid)
April 16, 2026April 16, 2026Mirabai Starr | Thursday, Apr 16 | 6:30 - 8:30p CT | Find wonder in regular life, grounded in lessons from spiritual teachers across the centuries—from Julian of Norwich to Ram Dass.
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Walking in the Footsteps of an Awakened Heart (In-Person)
April 18, 2026April 18, 2026Manizeh Mirza-Gruber | Saturday, Apr 18 | 1 - 4p CT | Learn how to step gently and gracefully to an awakened heart—to a heart that can open to all that is arising with kindness and compassion, beyond our fears and without judgment.
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What Matters Most: How Can We Accept Mortality? (Online)
April 21, 2026May 12, 2026Sean Fitzpatrick | Four Tuesdays, Apr 21 - May 12 | 6 - 8p CT | Explore the contemporary social vacuum around death and dying, and wonder with Jung: What might be possible if we understand death as the goal of life? | Potentially appropriate for 8 CEs*
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Understanding Death in New Way | Lunch & Learn (Online)
April 22, 2026April 22, 2026Anoop Kumar and Abha Rajbhandari | Wednesday, Apr 22 | 12 - 1:30p CT |Look at death through a fresh lens, considering it not as an end but as a natural transformation within the flow of life.
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Celebrating Change to Create Our Best Selves: An Intergenerational Conversation for Men (In-Person)
April 23, 2026May 14, 2026Jim Benton | Four Thursdays, Apr 23 - May 14 | 6 - 7:30p CT | Engage in an intergenerational workshop series designed to foster connection, understanding, and personal growth for men aged 30 and up.
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Embodying the Psyche: Exploring Archetypes Through Bellydance (In-Person)
April 25, 2026April 25, 2026Farida Meguid | Saturday, Apr 25 | 1 - 3p CT |Through guided dance, reflection, and discussion, participants will connect archetypes with embodied practice, cultivating deeper self-awareness, creativity, and a felt sense of the archetypes alive within them. No dance or bellydance experience necessary.
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Deep Listening Circle: April (In-Person)
April 25, 2026April 25, 2026Mary Anne Casey | Saturday, Apr 25 | 1 - 3p CT | Practice using a structure and safe container for deep listening to help you process your life with compassion, connection, and non-judgmental attention.
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Exploring Dreams through Expressive Arts and Embodiment Practices (In-Person)
April 25, 2026April 25, 2026Camille Mica | Saturday, Apr 25* | 9a - 12:30p CT| max attendees 12 | Explore your dreams through the lens of depth psychology paired with embodied practices, including guided meditation, somatic awareness, writing or journaling, expressive visual art-making, and a practice called Authentic Movement. Potentially appropriate for 3 CEs*
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Suffering, Surgery, and Spirit | Lunch & Learn (Hybrid)
May 06, 2026May 06, 2026Thomas Cole | Wednesday, May 6 | 12 - 1p CT | Discover the profound connection between physical challenge and spiritual awakening as you consider a journey through pain, healing, and the radiant beauty of the spiritual world.
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How Our Childhood Experiences Impact Our Adult Relationships (In-Person)
May 06, 2026May 06, 2026Liz Seitz | Wednesday, May 6 | 6 - 8p CT | Join us as we explore the connection between the ways we adapted to our childhood struggles and the complications in our adult relationships. | Potentially appropriate for 2 CEs*
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From Spirit to Form: Gently Guided Movement and Dance (In-Person)
May 09, 2026May 09, 2026Karuna Haber | Saturday, May 9 | 10a - 12:30p CT | Invite deep healing and creativity through gently guided movement, breath, and embodied exploration in a safe, compassionate space that nurtures connection, joy, and personal expression.
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Making Peace with Aging: A Somatic and Spiritual Approach (In-Person)
May 09, 2026May 09, 2026Karuna Haber | Saturday, May 9 | 2 - 4p CT | 20 Max Attendees | Experience a gently guided 2-hour workshop to reconnect with your body and soul in the second half of life, fostering acceptance, compassion, creativity, and a sense of timeless presence. The physical component includes gentle movement and breath cues inspired by DancemeditationTM and Yoga traditions, sensory and tactile awakenings, and somatic explorations that can nourish and enliven, even within restricted movement capacity.
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How to Stay Close and Listen Through Difficult Times (Hybrid)
May 12, 2026May 12, 2026Mary Anne Casey | Tuesday, May 12 | 1 - 5p CT | Learn how to establish a strong connection during painful transitions so that you can truly listen and be present with loved ones who are hurt, ill, or dying.
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Detachment: The Elusive Nature of Consciousness (In-Person)
May 16, 2026May 16, 2026Shital Dalwadi and Jasmine Shah | Saturday, May 16 | 1 - 4p CT | Explore symbolism and yogic wisdom to engage the energies of Shiva (clarity, detachment) and Krishna (play, nuance), and discover how the spirit of the times offers direct guidance when we learn to listen.
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Afternoon Artist Talks | IN Formed by Monica Melgar (In-Person)
May 23, 2026May 23, 2026Saturday, May 23 | 2 - 3:30pm CT | FREE | Join the Community for Conscious Aging as we meet the artist behind The Jung Center Gallery’s current exhibition: IN Formed and enjoy a rich, intimate conversation with your peers and the artist themselves.



