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3. Events

A database of retreats, teachings, and Wisdom Schools featuring Cynthia

From its earliest days, The Contemplative Society was a catalyst for Cynthia Bourgeault’s international retreat work, hosting her pilot Wisdom School in 1999 and effectively launching what would become a global network of Wisdom Schools and retreats. As the Society’s capacity to fund a resident teacher shifted, the relationship evolved from underwriting Cynthia’s residency on Salt Spring Island to supporting and promoting her retreats and teachings worldwide. In more recent years, especially since 2018, Cynthia’s primary organizational home has moved closer to the U.S. East Coast through Wisdom Waypoints, while The Contemplative Society has focused on nurturing relationships with a broader circle of contemplative teachers. The event record presented here reflects that evolution: for the early years (1998–2005), documentation is sparse and has been carefully pieced together from whatever traces could be found; for 2005–2015, all known events are gathered into a single overview page per year; and beginning in 2016, when a digital event management system was adopted, individual events are listed separately, allowing for greater detail and traceability over time.

3.i. The Contemplative Society Event Records

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A look at Thomas Keating and Full Contemplative Engagement

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Cynthia Bourgeault: book launch & Zoom event: “THOMAS KEATING: THE MAKING OF A MODERN CHRISTIAN MYSTIC”

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

The Web of Life: A Retreat for Contemplative Solidarity

Monday, November 20, 2023

14500 Silver Valley Rd, Maple Ridge, BC V4R 2R3, Canada

The Divine Exchange with CAC

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Introductory Wisdom School with CAC

Thursday, March 4, 2021

“Contemplative Activism in Challenging Times'”

Saturday, November 29, 2025

Holding our Planet: Wisdom School with Cynthia Bourgeault

Saturday, May 25, 2024

932 Balmoral Rd, Victoria, BC V8T 1A7, Canada

Exploring a Nondual Christianity of Cosmic Proportions 

Friday, September 30, 2022

3909 St George's Ln, Victoria, BC V8N 4E3, Canada

Mary Magdalene and Attention of the Heart

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Spiritual Gifts from the Imaginal Realm

Thursday, February 18, 2021

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