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This Spiritual Guidance Program is now approved by the Minnesota Board of Social Work and the Minnesota Board of Psychology for 30 hours Continuing Education. This approval is good for one year, July 6, 2010 to July 6, 2011.
"This was a great program. I grew and was challenged in many ways. I needed to work on my own fears and self-imposed limitations in order to continue moving forward. I would highly recommend this program to anyone."
Program Dates 2010 - 2012
Year One
Evolutionary Spirituality: Transforming Stories for Wholeness
October 1-3, 2010
The Story Begins: Personal, Communal and Cosmic Stories
November 5-7, 2010
The Story Deepens: The importance of Origin and Cosmic Stories as Life Informing
December 3-5, 2010
Mapping the Terrain: TheThree-Fold Story
Interiority, Differentiation and Communion
January 7-9, 2011
WomanWell Retreat - Bringing Forth a New Voice
Creating the Drum
February 4-6, 2011
Love: The desires of the heart meeting the needs of the world
March 4-6, 2011
Generative Chaos: Implications for the New Story
April 1-3, 2011
Emergence: Called into Creative Mystery
May 12-15, 2011
Dunrovin Retreat - Listening and Living Deeply
Content Overview - Year One
In Year One the program focuses on the New Universe Story or the Cosmic Story and views our own individual and community stories in that context. We learn about our interdependent connections with all of creation and its Creator especially through the lens of the three major characteristics of the universe: Differentiation, Interiority and Communion.
We know that listening deeply to our client’s story is essential in spiritual direction and leadership so we model and discuss key principles and skills. We make useful distinctions between therapy, coaching and spiritual guidance.
In keeping with the seasonal cycles of the planet and the liturgical cycles of the Christian tradition we explore the progressive themes of generative chaos, emergence, creative mystery and love. Our retreat in the spring allows us to gather together the threads of our story and reflect on how we live deeply with ourselves and with all beings. Process Overview:
Each weekend as we gather in circle we make time for personal check-in, centering prayer, theological reflection and discussion, presentations related to the theme, artistic and creative expression and ritual prayer. Midway through year one we also add “practicum groups” for the opportunity to actually practice principles and skills necessary for spiritual direction and leadership. In addition, assigned reading is required between most monthly workshops.
"Most helpful and valuable was feeling a sense of belonging to the group (and coming out of the universe). I felt like who I was was celebrated."
"This experience is life-changing. I see my own progression and growth with the universe story and living in the now. The diversity of the staff and how they balance one another's presentation styles enriched the learning. Really, there are no words to describe my gratitude. I will forever remember this experience."
Year Two - 2011-2012
Overview: The Three Intertwining Stories - I We, Whole
At the heart of our program is nothing less than the Universe/Cosmic Story which tells of the original "flaring forth" from the Divine Mystery that creates all that was, is and is to come. Together with the Divine, within and without us, we share as co-creators in the renewal and creation of Earth and the "becoming" or unfolding of the Universe. In our roles as spiritual guides and leaders we share with the divine the unfolding process within others.
These three stories, our personal story, our communal story and our cosmic story, illuminate the distinct but intertwining dimersions of our lives. These dimensions, Interiority-THE I, Differentiation-THE WE and Communion-THE WHOLE, illustrate the core relationships that form the wholeness of the cosmos and of our human spirit. THE WHOLE - How is my relationship to the larger sacred universe a transforming force for my spiritual growth and service to others?
...Review and connect awareness of the Universe/BIG Story to spiritual guidance and leadership capacities
...View the BIG Story as source for radical spiritual transformation
...Focus on Planetary Communion: as the non-dual reality
October 7-9, 2011 - Homecomings: Personal, Comunal, Cosmic
Read before/prep to discuss Einstein's God, Krista Tippett, Intro + chapters 1,2,4,5,10
- Review and Deepening of "The Big Story"
- Integration of Science and the Human Spirit
November 4-6, 2011 - Evolutionary Spirituality: Being Transformed and Transforming Regular weekend times + Friday evening
Read before and prepare to discuss Universe in a Single Atom, Dalai Lama, 2,5,7 + conclusion and Judy Cannato article handout
- Soul Conference at Wisdom Ways - Journey of the Universe
- Universe Story and Spiritual Direction/Guidance
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THE "I" - How is my relationship to myself and the Mystery within asource of self-transformation?
...See developing consciousness as the core of personal, evolutionary spirituality
...Consider personal practices as developing spiritual guidance and leadership capacities
...Focus on "Interiority" as root source of living fully
December 2-4, 2011 - Awakening Consciousness: Developing Personal Power and Practices
Read before and prepare to discuss Adult Faith, Diamuid O'Murchu
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Professional Power and Boundaries
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Spirit Embodied - Incarnation
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Visioning of a Conscious, Universal Humanity
January 6-8, 2012 - Retreat/WomanWell - Creative Beginnings: Releasing and Embracing Regular times + Friday morning
February 3-5, 2012 - The Soul's Compass: Opening to Divine Guidance
Read before and prepare to discuss The Soul's Compass; Joan Borysenko
THE WE - How is my relationship to others a force for healing of/in the world?
...Develop key skills of listening and inquiring with compassion
...consider how your talends, passions and values can be skillfully exppressed in meaningful work
...Focus on "Differentiation" as the basis for living/working collaboratively and peacefully in a diverse world
March 2-4, 2012 - Deep Listening: Healing Self, Other and Earth
Read before and prepare to discuss assigned sections of The Art of Listening in a Healing Way, James Miller and Leadership from the Inside Out, Kevin Cashman.
April 13-15, 2012 - Spiraling Into Peace: Creative Conflict
Read before and prepare to discuss assigned sections of The Art of Listening in a Healing Way, James Miller and Leadership from the Inside Out, Kevin Cashman.
May 3-6, 2012 - Graduation Retreat at Dunrovin: Creating New Stories
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The Power of Story
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Moving into the Future
Process Overview:
As in Year One we gather in circle, we make time for personal check-in, centering prayer, theological reflection and discussion, presentations related to the theme, artistic and creative expression and ritual prayer. Our practicum groups become supervisory groups where directors have the opportunity to discuss issues that arise from their internship clients and to receive appropriate guidance. Again, assigned reading is required between most monthly workshops.
CORE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE and LEADERSHIP CAPACITIES
| I - Depth |
We - Width |
Whole- Breadth |
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| Interiority |
Differentiation |
Communion |
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| Self-awareness |
Deep listening |
Awareness of Divine Mystery |
| Emotional Awareness |
Emotional Awareness |
Reverence/wonder |
| Awareness of personal judgments and biases |
Boundary Awareness |
Sense of interconnection |
| Grounded in mindfulness/presence |
Compassion/empathy |
Grounding in evolutionary consciousness |
| Developed intuition |
Attentive presence |
Grounding in theology |
| Sense of purpose |
Insightful Inquiry |
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Creative Responses |
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Respectful guidance |
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"I absolutely loved it. The support I got from the program enabled me to significantly change my program at work and to leave an abusive situation
with much less guilt or shame."
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