news & upcoming events
Virtual "Spotlight Meditation"
with Margit Bantowsky
Sunday, September 6, 7:00 am PDT/10:00 am EDT
(30-45 minutes long)
Topic: The End of Exile
In this meditation we will use our natural, somato-imaginal capacities to welcome back into our heart-consciousness aspects of ourselves that have been exiled. By reclaiming our exiled aspects, we reduce our need to project them onto others, whether they be individuals or groups of people.
No need to pre-register. Newcomer's welcome! Join via the Zoom platform with this link.
with Margit Bantowsky
Sunday, September 6, 7:00 am PDT/10:00 am EDT
(30-45 minutes long)
Topic: The End of Exile
In this meditation we will use our natural, somato-imaginal capacities to welcome back into our heart-consciousness aspects of ourselves that have been exiled. By reclaiming our exiled aspects, we reduce our need to project them onto others, whether they be individuals or groups of people.
No need to pre-register. Newcomer's welcome! Join via the Zoom platform with this link.
All Hearts on Deck - Explorations in Awakened Activism
Virtual Sitting
with Margit Bantowsky
(Trillium Related Offering)
Saturday, September 12, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, PDT
Topic: TBD
This Trillium-Related offering is for mature practitioners seeking to offer their gifts to the world in conscious service. For more information including prerequisites for attendance, contact Margit at 360-358-5630 or email, or visit https://www.awakenedactivism.net/groups.html.
Virtual Sitting
with Margit Bantowsky
(Trillium Related Offering)
Saturday, September 12, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, PDT
Topic: TBD
This Trillium-Related offering is for mature practitioners seeking to offer their gifts to the world in conscious service. For more information including prerequisites for attendance, contact Margit at 360-358-5630 or email, or visit https://www.awakenedactivism.net/groups.html.
Virtual Trillium Sitting with Kirstin Eventyr
Saturday, September 13, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, PDT
Topic: Facing into the Unknown
We are all facing into the Unknown right now. In fact, we always have been, but these days it's more evident than ever. It can be hard to remember that the Unknown is the Infinite Mystery itself offering opportunities to encounter ourselves and our lives more deeply. Join me in exploring how the Unknown is offering itself to you right now and we'll play with all kinds of ways of meeting and tools for engaging what we do not know or understand.
We'll be using the online Zoom platform with personal shares...
Saturday, September 13, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, PDT
Topic: Facing into the Unknown
We are all facing into the Unknown right now. In fact, we always have been, but these days it's more evident than ever. It can be hard to remember that the Unknown is the Infinite Mystery itself offering opportunities to encounter ourselves and our lives more deeply. Join me in exploring how the Unknown is offering itself to you right now and we'll play with all kinds of ways of meeting and tools for engaging what we do not know or understand.
We'll be using the online Zoom platform with personal shares...
Virtual Trillium Sitting
with Joanne Lee
Sunday, October 11, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, PDT
Topic: Finding the Fun in Fundamental Wellness
This has been an excruciatingly hard year for almost everyone. For those of us able to access our fundamental wellness, that has helped get us through. Whether you have ready access or not, it can be cultivated. While allowing room for the pain and grief of 2020, we will also welcome (back?) the joy of existence. Come for a playful sitting!
Warning: you may experience unexpected laughter and other delicious side effects.
Register with Joanne. If this is your first Trillium Awakening sitting, please contact Joanne about a free consultation before the sitting.
with Joanne Lee
Sunday, October 11, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, PDT
Topic: Finding the Fun in Fundamental Wellness
This has been an excruciatingly hard year for almost everyone. For those of us able to access our fundamental wellness, that has helped get us through. Whether you have ready access or not, it can be cultivated. While allowing room for the pain and grief of 2020, we will also welcome (back?) the joy of existence. Come for a playful sitting!
Warning: you may experience unexpected laughter and other delicious side effects.
Register with Joanne. If this is your first Trillium Awakening sitting, please contact Joanne about a free consultation before the sitting.
The international Trillium Awakening community has many online offerings every week. For more information:
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-events/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/ta-introduction/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-sittings/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-mutuality-groups/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-gazing/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-meditation/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-mutuality-cafe/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-events/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/ta-introduction/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-sittings/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-mutuality-groups/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-gazing/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-meditation/
https://www.trilliumawakening.org/virtual-mutuality-cafe/
See more events on our Olympia & NW Events page!
"In response to the killing of George Floyd, and the recognition that he is just the latest of hundreds of years of lives sacrificed on the altar of white supremacy, racism and violence, Olympia's Trillium Awakening teachers stand with Black Lives Matter. Our three fold path holds within it the intrinsic recognition of:
Consciousness — Our True Nature is One with all beings regardless of skin color, economic status, ability, and other marginalized qualities.
Embodiment — Our embodied hearts break for the ongoing pain and suffering inflicted upon all people of color and for our role in causing this pain. We acknowledge action must be taken to change how oppression operates within in ourselves and within our society.
Mutuality — Our deeply held value of mutuality compels us to devote our energy to continually educate our selves, listen deeply to people of color (and to members of other marginalized groups), and take action to create change as we are each uniquely moved.
We dedicate our actions to our continued awakening and the awakening of humanity. This inevitably includes awakening to our own and society’s racism and other categories of embedded oppression."
Written by Margit Bantowsky, Joanne Lee and Kirstin Eventyr
Consciousness — Our True Nature is One with all beings regardless of skin color, economic status, ability, and other marginalized qualities.
Embodiment — Our embodied hearts break for the ongoing pain and suffering inflicted upon all people of color and for our role in causing this pain. We acknowledge action must be taken to change how oppression operates within in ourselves and within our society.
Mutuality — Our deeply held value of mutuality compels us to devote our energy to continually educate our selves, listen deeply to people of color (and to members of other marginalized groups), and take action to create change as we are each uniquely moved.
We dedicate our actions to our continued awakening and the awakening of humanity. This inevitably includes awakening to our own and society’s racism and other categories of embedded oppression."
Written by Margit Bantowsky, Joanne Lee and Kirstin Eventyr
In Memory of CJ Mortinson
Our community lost a dear friend in CJ Mortinson when she died on November 11, 2019. CJ started attending Olympia Trillium events in February this year. She jumped in with both feet while at the same time speaking about her hesitation and reluctance to believe Trillium could be all it promised. She would routinely ask, "Are you people for real?" It meant a lot to her to have the recognition that she was significantly changed by her involvement in Trillium. The way she described it, she "woke up brand new" and got to know herself all over again.
Those who got to spend time with CJ remember her most for her sense of humor. She could quip a one liner that cut to the essence of a discussion or lesson. She was humble and yet very wise.
CJ was aware that her health problems were life threatening and she very much wanted to live. She had plans for her business and her Trillium path. She was intimately involved in raising her grandchildren and longed to see them grow to adulthood. CJ had a trust in Being that carried her along in life and no doubt was with her to the end. Her legacy will carry on in her grandchildren and in the many lives she touched in her business and personal lives. She is and will be sorely missed in our community.
Those who got to spend time with CJ remember her most for her sense of humor. She could quip a one liner that cut to the essence of a discussion or lesson. She was humble and yet very wise.
CJ was aware that her health problems were life threatening and she very much wanted to live. She had plans for her business and her Trillium path. She was intimately involved in raising her grandchildren and longed to see them grow to adulthood. CJ had a trust in Being that carried her along in life and no doubt was with her to the end. Her legacy will carry on in her grandchildren and in the many lives she touched in her business and personal lives. She is and will be sorely missed in our community.
Celebrating our new Interning Teacher!
Kirstin Eventyr was "ordained" in June, 2019 through unanimous vote by the Trillium Awakening Teachers Circle, and we are so lucky to have even more of her brilliance and skill available to serve our collective awakening!
Kirstin, a long-time counselor, teacher, and energy healer, and one of the founding members of Trillium Olympia, brings exceptional depth and breadth to everything she does. She is skillful at holding space, supporting nuanced inquiry, and creating transformative learning environments. Her embodied, full-hearted, full-on, nature is grounded and real, yet fluid and responsive and balanced with a robust sense of humor and humility.
Kirstin is a fierce advocate for the tender, messy, dignified magnificence of being one's Self, and is a true gift to all who choose to work with her.
Kirstin, a long-time counselor, teacher, and energy healer, and one of the founding members of Trillium Olympia, brings exceptional depth and breadth to everything she does. She is skillful at holding space, supporting nuanced inquiry, and creating transformative learning environments. Her embodied, full-hearted, full-on, nature is grounded and real, yet fluid and responsive and balanced with a robust sense of humor and humility.
Kirstin is a fierce advocate for the tender, messy, dignified magnificence of being one's Self, and is a true gift to all who choose to work with her.
Honoring our new mentor!
Debi Bailey recently completed all the training requirements and the lengthy application process to become a Trillium Awakening mentor, and was unanimously voted in by the Trillium Awakening Teachers Circle in early August 2018!
A warm and wide heart, generous nature, and commitment to serving others are among Debi's many gifts. Her years as a parenting educator and certified counselor have honed her capacity to be with others in a deep and supportive way. We appreciate her stepping forward into more leadership in the Olympia community, and and look forward to watching her grow and flourish in her new role of supporting spiritual aspirants.
A warm and wide heart, generous nature, and commitment to serving others are among Debi's many gifts. Her years as a parenting educator and certified counselor have honed her capacity to be with others in a deep and supportive way. We appreciate her stepping forward into more leadership in the Olympia community, and and look forward to watching her grow and flourish in her new role of supporting spiritual aspirants.
In Memory of John Tatman
Our dearly beloved friend and companion in awakening passed away on Tuesday afternoon, October 17, 2017. John found Trillium Olympia in late March, 2014, and quickly blossomed in the radical acceptance and unconditional love that our community practices. He came to know himself as the all encompassing and infinite Heart of Love, and his radiance glowed increasingly strongly in his last months of life. John blessed us with his room-illuminating smile and big bear hugs. We miss him, and will love him forever.