Unity Spring Garden Party!

Still looking for something special to do with Mom this coming weekend?  Skip the boring Brunch and come to our Women of Unity Spring Garden Party this Saturday from 1pm - 3 pm on the beautiful Unity of Richmond Grounds where you are encouraged to bring light refreshments to share!

Join Our Yoga Weekend Workshop this Friday & Saturday!

Come to our Yoga Weekend Workshop this Friday and Saturday, April 22 - 23.  Be grounded in Your Blissful Self and participate in this dynamic weekend of SELF-discovery, led by Senior Svaroopa Yoga teacher Melissa Fountain, with poses and meditation, providing reliable and deep changes in your body, mind and more.

After hearing Dr. Arun Gandhi’s inspirational words of peace and nonviolence, join us for this dynamic two-day yoga workshop to embody those words. “Too many of us juggle everything while trying to hold it all together. When you become grounded in your blissful Self and re-connect with this deep inner knowing, you become anchored, unshakable,” says Leading Svaroopa® Yoga Teacher Lissa Fountain of Boston.

Attend this two-day workshop to continue to embody those principles with standing poses, to become rooted, stable and solidly grounded in your feet and in your true nature

Friday-Saturday, April 22-23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Workshop fee: $255.

Misconceptions of Codependence

     There are a lot of misconceptions that come with the word "Co-dependence."  It isn't just about romantic relationships or bad relationships, it's about the relationship you have with yourself. Codependency comes in lots of forms, but it always consists of putting others before caring for yourself.  Comedienne Whitney Cummings puts it perfectly in an essay she wrote for Lenny Letter on the subject.  Here is an excerpt from the article:


Whitney Cummings: Miss Codependence

"Hi, my name is Whitney, and I'm really nice.

I'm nervous writing this essay. I'm terrified you may not like it. What if I waste your time? What if you don't think I'm funny? What if you think it's boring, or, God forbid, not as good as the other letters on Lenny? What if you don't "like" it on social media? What if you leave a mean comment?

It's only recently that I've learned to coach myself through this self-abuse: "Whit, you'll survive even if some random stranger thinks this sucks." That coaching of my inner monologue is a daily course correction I do because I have a "disease" called codependence. DOWN BOYS! When my therapist first suggested that I was codependent, I was confounded because I wasn't dating anyone. I thought it meant you were in a bad relationship with someone else, when it really means you're in a bad relationship with yourself. That's how misused the term is, much like "genius," "hilarious," and "starving." A simple definition is that codependents can't tolerate the discomfort of others.

In a 12-step meeting for codependence, I once heard a man say, "In this program, we are pathologically thoughtful and obsess over other people's problems to avoid our own." I got a pit in my stomach because I felt like he had been reading my journal. How did he know that I was obsessed with solving other people's problems while my own life was a scalding-hot mess? I couldn't stop buying people overpriced candles, yet I had not paid my rent. Did he know I was giving people numbers of doctors and therapists I myself wasn't going to? And helping people through breakups while I couldn't make time for myself to floss?change my behavior and dysmorphic perceptions. I had to roll up my sleeves and rewire my brain."


In our Women's Codependency Group, we believe that healing comes from awareness, acceptance and change.  Stop the maddening cycle by coming to our meetings every Thursday at 6:30 where you can talk and share. Start loving yourself!

This Week @UnityRichmond 12/8 - 12/13

Come celebrate with us at our Youth and Family Christmas Celebration this Sunday at 12!

Tuesday 8th

Outreach Team Meeting
6:30 pm— 8:00 pm

Prayer Chaplain Meeting
7:00 pm— 9:00 pm

Ensemble Rehearsal
7:00 pm— 8:30 pm

Wednesday 9th

Mid-week Faith Lift Service
6 pm— 6:45 pm
Metaphysical interpretation and discussions on the ministry of Jesus.

The Mystical Trip to Bethlehem
7:00 pm— 9:00 pm
Meet up with yourself this Christmas season!

Thursday 10th

Women’s Codependency Group
6:30 pm— 7:30 pm
Codependence is a disease that deteriorates our souls. It affects our personal lives, our families, children, friends and relatives, our businesses and careers, our health and our spiritual growth. It is debilitating, and, if left untreated, causes us to become more destructive to ourselves and others.

Codependency happens to individuals when they try to obtain love or approval from others without caring for themselves. Healing consists of awareness, acceptance and change.

Friday 11th
Nothing Scheduled

Saturday 12th

Zen Center Meditation Group
9 am— 11 am
At Zen Center of Richmond, we practice in the White Plum lineage as founded by the Venerable Taizan Maezumi Roshi, and the Red Thread Zen Circle of our own teacher, Louis Mitsunen Kyogen Nordstrom Roshi.

The purpose of the Zen Center of Richmond is to make accessible and embody the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha, as expressed in the Soto Zen tradition established by Dogen Zenji in 13th-century Japan and conveyed to us by Louis Mitsunen Nordstrom Roshi and all Buddhist teachers. We offer a nurturing environment where everyone is welcome.

Sunday 13th

Contemplative Service
9:00 am — 10:15 am
Experience the beauty of the silence, oneness and inner peace on Sunday mornings. Take an hour to escape from the stresses of the week. Center yourself in the presence of love, joy and abundance. Allow the music to stir your soul. Meditate to heal your heart. Listen to the words of inspiration to awaken the Christ Consciousness within you to infinite possibilities. Come and be renewed by the Infinite Spirit of Life — God.

Celebration Service
11:00 am— 12:15 pm
Celebrate Spirit in an inclusive and loving environment. Be inspired by the music presented by our soloists, instrumentalists, and choir. Experience unconditional love, non-resistance, non-attachment and trust in Spirit in a 75-minute worship session, allowing God to flow through you and show you the Way into unlimited possibilities to LIVE LIFE FULLY! Come and feel the joy of Spirit moving and flowing through you.

Youth Education
11:00 am— 12:15 pm
Downstairs for Children and Youth, our Children’s Celebration Center offers Sunday School from Nursery – 5th grade; a Uniteen group for 6th-8th grades; and Youth of Unity (Y.O.U.) for 9th-12th grades.

Youth & Family Christmas Party
12:00 pm— 1:30 pm