The Welcome Practice, also known as the Welcoming Prayer, is a powerful means for cultivating presence, releasing attachments, and deepening our connection to the Divine Indwelling or Great I Am. This practice strengthens us in our Greater I Am Self, allowing us to be anchored beyond the emotional, intellectual, and physical turmoil that we experience as humans living in the dense and challenging conditions of this world, helping us to disidentify with habitual patterns, plug energy leaks, and become free from that which ensnares, clouds, and divides the Heart. In the Wisdom tradition—as Cynthia Bourgeault, Robert Sardello, and others have pointed out—the Heart is considered not only the physical and psychic organ but also the organ of spiritual perceptivity. It is the center from which we can navigate the intertidal territory of this earthly realm and the imaginal realm, also known as the Kingdom of God co-arising within the Ray of Creation. The Welcome Practice is a way to consciously loosen our emotional programs for happiness—the ways in which our egoic operating system (or small self) seeks power, control, affection, esteem, safety, and security to feel at ease. While these desires are natural for this level of selfhood, they can also keep us trapped in false security, clinging, and hoarding, preventing us from living out of our Whole Self. We will explore the Welcome Practice in the context of understanding the human nervous system, exploring ways to deepen our understanding of when and how best to engage this practice in our lives. We will engage the practice individually and work with it collectively on behalf of the greater Body of Humanity. This Wisdom Retreat will take place on Saturday, June 14th, 2025 from 9:30am to 12:30pm Pacific Time. It will be recorded and made available for later participation and viewing.