James Wood Teachings

Talks

A talk is an opportunity to get to know James personally and provides an introduction to the work. While studying recorded materials such as books, articles, audio recordings, and video recordings is helpful, meeting the Teacher in person takes it to the next level.

A talk typically consist of a brief period of silence followed by James speaking on a topic pertaining to awakening with an opportunity for questions and answers afterward.

Once you have gotten a feel for the work through study, you can come to a talk and listen, ask questions, and find out what a personal experience of the Teaching feels like. A talk provides a space of conscious presence that is far greater than what you would typically experience through study because the physical presence of the Teacher and students creates a more intense, deep, and more accessible field of conscious awareness.

We recommended that you stretch, walk, move, or breathe consciously to warm up your body for a few minutes before attending a talk in order to help you integrate the energies that are activated in listening. (For more information on this practice, see Chapter Six: Embodiment of The Path of Awakening.)

Talks in Tucson are given the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 7:00-9:00 PM in the Little Chapel of All Nations (McCormick Building) on the University of Arizona campus.* All are welcome! Tuition is $10.

(* There are some exceptions to this schedule; please check the calendar page to confirm scheduled events.)