Details
Facilitated by
Troy Bronsink
Date/Time
Mondays | 7:00-9:00pm | 6 weeks | April 14 - May 19
Cost
Free to Members | $149 for Non-Members
Location
The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action | In Person
1628 Hoffner St Cincinnati, OH 45223
About the Class
Domains
Description
Order is a great benefit to the seeker,
otherwise living in one’s own house can become
as walking through a marketplace
where all the merchants keep shouting,
“You owe me!”
—Hafiz
We can’t think our way into new ways of living. Transformation isn’t an intellectual process—it’s embodied. Our bodies, shaped by conditioned behaviors, often react faster than our intentions, pulling us into old patterns. Even mindfulness and spirituality can become mechanisms to bypass real suffering, keeping us stuck instead of catalyzing real change. In other words, we might "perceive a way out" but that doesn't mean we can or will change.
As the anxiety of societal collapse looms, our trauma-conditioned responses—overwhelm, avoidance, or doubling down on habits—disconnect us from the inner wisdom and spiritual connection needed for resilience. In this class, we will explore how to cultivate liberating habits that anchor us amid uncertainty, drawing on ancient monastic practices reinterpreted for contemporary life.
Monastic movements across traditions offer profound tools: spaces, rhythms, and practices that help us step away from chaos and reconnect to the present. Through stages of practice—beginning with “considering,” moving to “taking up,” and eventually establishing a personal “rule of life”—we can reorient our perception and create the conditions for inner and outer transformation.
Together, from an inter-spiritual perspective we will map out supportive practices that move us from reacting to responding. Using insights from trauma therapist and mystic James Finley, we’ll explore how to:
Recognize the self’s perceptual lens.
Expand awareness and connection.
Honor the authority of our experience by taking up a practice.
Cultivate the freedom to yield instead of reacting to triggers.
Skillfully act with clarity and compassion instead of resorting to overwhelm, numbing, or aggression.
This course will cover:
How do I begin meditating and sustain my practice?
How to keep faith with my newly awakened heart?
What to do when I lose stability, grounding, or direction.
We'll refer to modern teachings from James Finley, Kabir Helminski, A H Almaas, Cynthia Bourgeault, Thich Nhat Hanh, Howard Thurman, Prentis Hemphill, Adrienne Maree Brown, Richard Rohr, and Dan Siegle. By integrating daily practices and creating shared agreements, we’ll explore how personal liberation and collective support can equip us to navigate the apocalyptic shifts of our time with courage and grace.
Intention of the Hive
When you join a Hive experience, you're invited into our intention to create a group experience that's inclusive, rooted in mindfulness, and dynamically relational. We aspire for each Hive experience to model these intentions, and even to refine them as we continue to learn how to gather in a way that's transformative! The embodiment of these intentions by Hive facilitators, Members, and class participants is what makes the Hive the unique and healing social container that many experience it to be. To view our Hive Intentions for gathering, click here.
More About the Facilitators
Troy Bronsink
is a contemplative leadership teacher, trauma-informed executive coach, and writer. He helps individuals and communities cultivate belonging and create skillful agreements. As The Hive’s founder emeritus and a Presbyterian minister, he integrates spiritual depth with practical leadership.