Programs
Our program and content focus on well-being, with a deep appreciation for the intersection of heart, body, and imagination, as well as the importance of community. Our skilled facilitators design engaging programs rooted in lived experience and communal learning. They use our 'Being in Community' Guidelines to cultivate a space of trust and growth. Some programs are multi-week series, while others are single-event experiences.
Gathering Threads, Weaving Stories
A three-class series that combines the art of handcrafting journals with the practice of expressive writing. Create unique, softbound journals with guidance by Betty Shivers.
Week three includes a workshop on the art of reflective journaling with writer and spiritual director Charlotte Donlon.
$75 Fee for the 3 week series
Three Tuesdays - Sept 29 - Oct 13
2:30 - 4:00
At the Threshold of Care
A Story-Sharing Gathering for Care Partners & Advocates
An evening of stories courageously shared by caregivers, interwoven with live music and poetry. Guided by storyteller and Artist-in-Residence Salaam Green
September 17th 6pm - 8pm
A collaboration with The Vestavia Hills Arts Council.
Sponsored in generous part by Restore
If you would like to support this community collaboration between The Threshold Center and Vestavia Hills Arts Council Click Here
Restore Reconnect Reimagine
A morning of storytelling, peace-building practices, and communal ritual facilitated by Artist In Residence Salaam Green. Breath and movement practices led by Susanna Whitsett.
SATURDAY MORNING RETREAT
July 18th
9am - 12 noon
Registration is Closed
The Artist’s Way: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice
Based on Julia Cameron’s groundbreaking book.
INTERACTIVE GATHERINGS ON ZOOM
A Billie James Series for the Arts
12 Monday Nights starting June 8
6:30-7:30pm
Registration is full.
ZeNIA: Imaginative Art
Using nature and repeating patterns in the art form Zentangle to create simplicity with beauty.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Four Thursdays
Starting March 5, 2026
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Registration is Closed
Grief and Revival: A Letter Writing Circle
A sacred letter writing circle to process grief and embrace the new year's reviving grace.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Three Thursdays
starting February 5, 2026
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Registration is Closed
Creative Journals
Designing your own handmade journal
MORNING SESSIONS
Three Thursdays
starting January 15, 2026
9:30 - 11:00 AM
Registration is Closed
Connections - AM Sessions
3 Week Series / Beginning October 16
MORNING SESSIONS
Thursdays / 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Registration is Closed
Awaken Our Collective: Spiritual Practices for Sacred Togetherness and Wholeness
3-Week Series / Beginning October 14
Tuesdays / 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Registration Is Closed
Complicated Life. Simple Words.
3 Week Series / Beginning September 18
MORNING SESSIONS
Thursdays / 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Registration is Closed
Connections - PM Sessions
3 Week Series / Beginning September 16
EVENING SESSIONS
Tuesdays / 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Registration is Closed.
This program will also be offered in October on Thursday mornings. Please join us then.
Writing Together through The Book of Alchemy
10 Week Series / Beginning September 14
ONLINE SESSIONS
Sundays / 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Registration is Closed
Billie James Fund for the Arts
The Billie James Fund for the Arts
This generous funding provides the inspiration for many of our programs. Read more about Billie James and her legacy at the Threshold Center.