A talk by Prof. Roger Steare at Colet House on Mon 16th June at 7 pm

Roger is  a Corporate Philosopher who has devoted his life to help make the world a better workplace.

Roger read History at London University and studied the History of Western Philosophy with the late Lord Conrad Russell, son of the philosopher Bertrand Russell. He draws on a wide range of professional experience as a banker, a social worker, an executive coach and CEO of a UK subsidiary of Adecco, the world's largest personnel services group.

Roger is the author of "ethicability® : How to decide what’s right and find the courage to do it". This framework has been used or endorsed by organizations as diverse as AstraZeneca, the Cabinet Office; Citigroup; and the Institute of Business Ethics. He has also published “How to do what’s RIGHT”, a short guide to ethical decision making. He is a regular contributor of articles to newspapers and business journals and speaks regularly at conferences and seminars, including those for the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the NHS and the UK Defence Academy. He is Visiting Professor of Organizational Ethics and teaches on the Executive MBA programme at Cass Business School. He is co-founder of the Soul Gym at Worth Abbey (featured in BBC 2's “The Monastery”); a Director of the Centre for Applied and Professional Ethics at the Open University; a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts and a Fellow of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.  

Watch a video clip of Roger on CNBC

Two days of Yoga on 5th and 6th April with John and Ruth White went well, 32 students came to the Upper Studio on Saturday including many of our Members and 27 on the Sunday.

Their Yoga encompasses Patanjali's Eight Limbs of Yoga. Philip Jacobs gave a talk on Saturday after supper on Advaita which was well received and to conclude the weekend, Arjuna Ishaya gave a talk on The Power of Now.

On Sunday afternoon Kirsten Chick  from The School of Natural Nutrition spoke to us about the balance and chemistry of the body: how it is affected by diet, the stress of modern life and also the effects of sunshine and meditation on our attitude.

John and Ruth have moved to Shipton under Wychwood in Oxfordshire, where they continue to run the Yoga Centre and it was decided that they would stop the 6.30pm Thursday Yoga Group but instead hold 2 days of Yoga each term. All members are warmly invited, whatever your ability. Please keep your eye on the noticeboard for future dates. The next one is 11th October from 10 am until 9pm. There is no charge for Study Society Members.

John and Ruth will be on the Greek Island of Lesbos for a Yoga Retreat, from 15 May - 5 June. You are very welcome to join us for 1, 2 or even all 3 weeks. Please look on our web site for further details.

Non-duality and the Productions of Time

A talk by Dr Mike King at Colet House on Sunday 13 April at 11.45

Dr King is Reader at the London Metropolitan University, a director of the Scientific and Medical Network, and author of fifty papers on art, science and the spirit. His book Secularism: The Hidden Origins of Disbelief is the first of two volumes dealing with the secular mind and the re-emergence of spiritual thinking.

In this talk Dr King will speak on the non-dual spiritual path of Advaita, and how it can be relevant in a culture that has its eye turned to politics, arts and sciences; in other words to the 'productions of time' that William Blake refers to in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.

This talk immediately follows the AGM business meeting. It will be followed by an informal lunch to which all are welcome. Please would members and associates bring a dish to share.

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A Scientific & Medical Network Frontier Lecture by Colin Tudge

Feeding People is Easy is a hopeful book that proposes a completely fresh approach to all our food problems, both global and individual – and one that is entirely positive. Colin Tudge shows that there is a correspondence between excellent farming, sound nutrition and great cooking. If we want a better world, then we have to take our affairs into our own hands. Colin’s book points the way.

Colin Tudge has been a science writer for many years, mainly for New Scientist, Farmers Weekly and BBC Radio 3. He has also worked for various agricultural research institutes, and has therefore been able to pursue his interest in food and farming and the underlying sciences and practicalities at first hand in many countries. Feeding People is Easy is his twelfth book.

Wednesday 12th March at 7.00 pm
Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, London W14.
Tickets £12.00 (£10.00 for SMN Members)
(Reservations: Colet Members – Contact the office. Others call 01608 652000 or email info@scimednet.org).
 

The Role of Dreams during the Process of Spiritual Transformation: A Sufi Perspective

A talk by Dr. Nigel Hamilton  at Colet House  on Monday 21 Jan at 7pm 

Dreams and a knowledge of Alchemy have traditionally been used by the Spiritual Guide within the Sufi tradition. This talk will first draw on dream experiences that illustrate the successive stages of spiritual awakening, and then discuss the various Alchemical Operations that have been employed to facilitate the transformation process.
 
Dr.Nigel Hamilton Ph.D., Dipl. Clinical Psychotherapy and Social Psychiatry has been the UK representative and a Spiritual Retreat Guide for the Sufi Order International for the past 26 years. He is also a member of the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists and is the Director of the Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy Education.