Unity on the Eastern Shore (UES) strives to live this truth: “…I was a stranger and you welcomed me” (Matthew 25:35).

It’s not required to believe anything religious to be welcoming and kind. UES is a community of spiritual seekers who welcome all faith traditions and practice inclusion. Over the past month they have invited guest speakers to their Sunday gatherings to explore how individuals can apply mindfulness, kindness and joy.

Lar Nimit, from the Meditation Center of Alabama, presented a beautiful exploration of Buddhist wisdom and led a powerful centering meditation. Mary Beth Svatek shared her Energy Model of Therapeutic Change and discussed how everything is interconnected. Bobbi Jo Machholz, a local Mindset Coach, shared her Mindset Coaching, showing how to shift or change our paradigms to transform our lives. Tammy Bridenbeck, from Gulfport, Mississippi, shared tools to address trauma and move through the pain and hurt while seeing the good in every situation.

August is full of opportunities to learn new things and engage in life in a bigger way. This community offers a variety of guest speakers coupled with the spiritual direction of Rev. Linda Fisher to embrace spiritual liberation and remain life-long learners. They believe that everyone is born of Divine Perfection. “We are here to learn and share our light with others. Living in service, from a place of gratitude, open up our ability to ‘see the stranger’ and welcome them into a beautiful community of our creation,” says Fisher. The Sanskrit word namaste sums up how this community aspires to enrich the lives of Baldwin County residents. Fisher says, “Namaste is an expression of respect, gratitude and acknowledgment towards another soul.”

To learn more about this progressive and positive place to express yourself and learn new things, join UES on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. in person or streaming on FB @UnityEasternShore. Bobbi Jo Machholz says, “Come let us honor you and meet you in Rumi’s field of green…out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right-doing.”