Welcome to the Pomegranate Place community blog. We invite you to share your thoughts and wisdom with us and make suggestions for other topics you would like to dialogue about. Please be respectful of others, even if you disagree with them. We want this to be a safe place to question, explore, and expand our understanding of issues pertinent to women. Your voice is important so take this opportunity to speak up!

September 02 2010

In Event Announcements

Listen to the Inner World, Create in the Outer World

 September 11th, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Art Box room.In this workshop, we will work with dream themes, plotlines and images to write poetry or mythologized short stories. Each participant is encouraged to bring their writing journals and 1-2 dreams to work with. Through Jungian-focused dreamwork techniques, we will discuss and interpret the dreams and amplify the symbols, images and

September 02 2010

In Event Announcements

Book Club – Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything by Geneen Roth

Thursday, September 9th, 6-8 PM with Erica Viggiano“Your relationship to food is an unexpected path to almost everything. It is doorway, not a wall, an opening, not a closing.”  In Geneen Roth’s most recent book she explores the ways in which understanding our relationship with food and ourselves does not just take us on a mental and physical journey through our habits and beliefs but can

August 26 2010

In Articles

In Pursuit of Wisdom

 There are two things that immediately come to mind when I turn my thoughts toward wisdom.  It is often hard won.  True wisdom is always consistent. Wisdom can come to us from others, but full understanding of what they were trying to convey often only comes with our own life experience, like having a suit tailored.  I was reminded of this as I spoke to one of our summer

August 24 2010

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ANARA Book Club – Tales of A Female Nomad by Rita Gelman

 Tuesday, August 31st, 6:45-8:45 PM with Vicki Kinney PetersenWhen she was 48 years old, Rita Gelman decided to sell all of her possessions and live the life of a nomad, traveling wherever life beckoned her. She has lived in remote areas of Mexico, Nicaragua, Borneo and Indonesia among others. Her motto: “There has to be more than one way to do life.”  Please bring a light appetizer to share

August 19 2010

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Free Oasis Evening: Rocky’s Ramblings

 Come join us Thursday evening, August 26th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the Suu Kyi room. This will be a great evening of Rocky reading her original poetry (yes, many of you met her as Shirley but that was an alias and she really is Rocky). I have always been entranced by the idea that random letters, put together in the right way, create words that can carry great impact. They can

August 19 2010

In Articles

Wisdom Seeking

Wisdom SeekingWe often equate wisdom with age. The belief being that as we grow older, we, in turn, grow wiser. The assumption being that the longer we live on this planet, the more we gain wisdom by merely existing. There may, in fact, be some truth to the idea but overall, I’m not sure we can say that we grow wiser simply by taking in oxygen!Having recently moved my elderly mother to a

August 18 2010

In Event Announcements

Seeking the Divine: Contemplation in the Ancient Christian Tradition

 with Phyllis Klein, spiritual director; Bobbie Jo Morrell, leader of Soul’s Compass at Urban Skye; Barb Russo, Anglican priestWednesday, August 25th, 7-8:30 PMSeeking the Divine: Contemplation in the Ancient Christian Tradition offers you a time and space set aside for reflection on the inner life.  You will find quiet music, calming ambiance, and brief readings to invite contemplation.

August 17 2010

In Event Announcements

Dream Series

 with Jennifer Phelps: Poet, Writer and Dream FacilitatorTuesdays, 6:30 - 8:30 pmAugust 31, Sept 14, Sept 28 – "GROUP 2"Learn more about your dreams. As an ongoing series, the Tuesday evening dream groups offer an intimate setting and small group setting for participants to share and discuss their dreams. Each group is limited to six. Each participant will bring their own dreams, which we will

August 16 2010

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Volunteer Vacations - Traveling on Purpose

 Monday, August 23rd, 6:45 PM - 8:45 PM with Jane StanfieldA volunteer vacation gives you a chance to experience new adventures in places you have never been with people you have never met while having the time of your life and making a difference. What is not to love!You’ve decided to try one but where to start?  How do you find a project?  What can you do? Where are they offered? Who

August 12 2010

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Oasis Evening: Transformational Breath Intro

 with Natalie Gentry: Transformational Breath FacilitatorThursday, August 19th, 6-8 pm in the Suu Kyi room.This class will focus on the importance of breathing fully into our bodies, the benefits of breathing effectively, and will include a breath session.  Cost for the class is $5.  Please bring a pillow, a blanket and a bed sheet.  For more information or to RSVP, call 303-325-