Washington National Cathedral

The simplicity of love is to do it.
Come strengthen your ability to love in this era of possibility.

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Weaving Community

Whether we arrive tired at the end of a busy week or keyed up for the celebration, these seasoned leaders of creative play, meditation, and religious rituals will usher us into a spiritual community of trust and care.

Co-founder of the transformative practice InterPlay, Cynthia Winton-Henry will lead us in simple movements that embody our own wisdom and also encourage us to begin to move together.

The Rt. Rev. Carol Gallagher is a Cherokee Episcopal bishop who will invoke the presence of the divine and call in the sacred directions of the living planet from the physical heart center of the Cathedral.

Sharon Salzberg is an internationally recognized Buddhist meditation teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation Society. She will help us tap inner reserves of compassion and weave a non-judgmental silence filled with lovingkindness.

Rabbi Phyllis Berman, Jewish Renewal Movement leader, assisted by Holly Taya Shere, will conduct an interfaith Shabbat open for all to participate. This holy time begins Friday evening, and we will all celebrate its close at the end of Saturday.

Celtic and Benedictine spirituality scholar and wise elder Esther de Waal will offer blessings of courage and peace from these historic Christian traditions.