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• The Conversational: Elmor Van Staten presents CONTEMPLATIVE LEADERSHIP: LEADING WITH PRESENCE, PURPOSE, AND INNER WISDOM

  • When
    26/11/2024
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    73
  • Registered
    27 registrants

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  Abstract

  This Conversational will explore the profound connection between inner awareness and transformative leadership, highlighting the role of contemplation in shaping authentic and effective leaders.

  By delving into contemplative practices and spiritual traditions, we will examine how stillness, presence, and spiritual alignment enable leaders to operate from a place of inner clarity and purpose. Through these practices, leaders can develop a more profound connection with themselves, allowing them to lead with greater compassion, integrity, and insight.

  Participants will have the opportunity to engage with key concepts that promote personal growth and leadership development, fostering a deeper understanding of how to lead with mindfulness and intention.

  Through a blend of reflective discussions and practical exercises, this session will offer valuable tools for enhancing self-awareness, nurturing emotional intelligence, and cultivating a more grounded, impactful leadership style. Whether you’re in a leadership role or simply curious about contemplative practices, this conversation will provide meaningful insights into becoming a more connected and purposeful leader. 

  About the speaker Elmor Van Staten
  

  With nearly three decades of experience in Information Technology, Elmor has established himself as a seasoned professional, recognised for his leadership and expertise in Service Delivery. Elmor’s career has been marked by spearheading innovative hardware and software projects that consistently enhanced operational efficiency and drove organisational success. While rooted in IT, Elmor’s journey has evolved through a deep intersection with spirituality, culminating in a profound desire to bridge the gap between leadership and spiritual growth.

  In 2022, Elmor completed his PhD in Theology, with a focus on spirituality, which marked a pivotal moment in his career. He has since contributed to the academic discourse through various publications and presentations, including an article on Thomas Merton’s contemplative thought and a chapter in the Routledge International Handbook of Research Methods. Elmor’s dedication to integrating spirituality and leadership extends to his role as a co-facilitator in the Soul of Leadership programme and active membership in spiritual organisations like INSS and SPIRASA, where he serves as treasurer. 
  

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• SMHWSIG: Spiritual Self Care

  • When
    02/12/2024
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    12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    79
  • Registered
    21 registrants

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  INSS Spirituality, Mental Health and Wellbeing SIG

  Online meeting

  Spiritual Self Care

  Presentation by Dr Andrew Tresidder

  Monday 2^nd December 2024: 12.00 - 1.15pm

  
  

                                   

  
  

  Dr Andrew Tresidder, Clinical Lead and GP Educator has worked in a variety of healthcare contexts including Evidence Based Medicine, Mental Health, General Practice, Prisons and the Police. He will discuss what is meant by ‘spiritual self care’ and how we can apply this to our everyday lives to support being 'in contact with the wonder and energy of life’ 

  Welcoming all INSS members to this SIG focussing upon spirituality, mental health and wellbeing across diverse contexts, including in relation to study, research and practice.

  The group emphasises co-creating a safe yet focussed space to reflect, explore and share skills and inspiration together.

  
  

  
  

  

  The SIG Chairs: Dr Katja Milner, Dr Jill Buckeldee

  

  
  

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• SASIG: Prof. Amira Ehrlich presents Reconstructing Sound Agency Within a Soundscape of War

  • When
    04/12/2024
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    96
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  Abstract
  

   The Middle East at large, and Israel most specifically, are often characterized as embodying an ecology of conflict and of war. When this on-going unstable reality peaks into actual acts of war, as has happened since October 7^th 2023, people and communities that exist within this ecology face horrific and traumatic outcomes. Soundscapes of war, as unfolding in the Israeli context, include almost constant bombardment of loud, unexpected, disruptive and terrifying rocket launches, landings, and mid-air explosions. Sporadically, various areas experience additional bombardment of single and bundles of gun shots, shouting, violence and destruction.
  

              In the Israeli aftermath of October 7^th, hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens of all religions have found themselves displaced as they were forced to leave homes that were destroyed and/or became too dangerous to live in. As a music educator, I took part in volunteer work in make-shift schools that were set up to host the children of such displaced communities. In this presentation I will share the education principles that I employed in my attempt to help these children regain agency over sounds, noise, and rhythms. 

              My main claim in this presentation is that amongst many difficult losses experienced in a war ecology, the loss of agency and control over sound can be a major trauma factor. Therefore, my choice in engaging displaced children in drumming and percussion activities was designed to allow these children first and foremost to be the ones making the "noise". Further activities strived to offer positive experiences of organized and synchronized sound that may in fact turn "noise" into music. Finally, within the process of experiencing synchronized rhythm, the moments of communal silence became framed as an act of control – perhaps the very opposite of living in a soundscape of war.

  About the speaker
  

  Amira Ehrlich is Dean of the Faculty of Music Education at Levinsky- Wingate Academic College, Tel Aviv, and a former faculty member of Mandel Leadership Institute’s Program for Ultraorthodox women in Jerusalem.

  Amira is a music educator with more than 20 years’ experience in the field of music, as a teacher, producer, and researcher. Her published writings explore sociological and cultural aspects of music education. Between 2015 and 2020 Amira has been a member of the international research team of Global Visions Through Mobilizing Networks: Co-Developing Intercultural Music Teacher Education in Finland, Israel, and Nepal research project funded by the Academy of Finland. Since2020 , Amira has been the chair of the International Society of Music Education’s special interest group for spirituality in music education and a steering group member for MSW Music Spirituality and Wellbeing. 

  

  The video recording of the event will be available on our YouTube channel Spirituality and the Arts Special Interest Group 

  

  Join our  Facebook Group called Spirituality and the Arts using this link. 

  For more details, see https://spiritualitystudiesnetwork.org/Spirituality-and-the-Arts-SIG

  The SIG Chairs: the Rev. Prof. June Boyce-Tillman, Dr Lila Moore, Annalisa Burello. 

  

  
  

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