Resilience For Transformative Action: Exploring Stoic Virtues for Social Justice

This retreat will  examine Stoic philosophy and practice to explore the relationship  between the four Stoic virtues, personal resilience, and transformative  action for social justice. We will reflect on Stoic thought to craft our  own strategies to promote resilience while engaging social contexts  where discrimination, anger, inequity, and exclusion manifest  themselves. Given the primacy of mind and reason in Stoic thought, we  will place Stoics in dialogue with thinkers from Eastern traditions who  acknowledge the importance of giving our minds a rest. In particular, we  will explore the potential of mindfulness practice to influence the  world beyond the “self”, insights from poets who explore the connection  between heart, mind, and emotions, and thinkers who have reflected on  Stoicism and its implications for self-cultivation and self-knowledge.  Our deep dives will explore the connection between mind, heart, and soul  through journaling, mindfulness work, and philosophical reflection on  what it means to attain…