Conscious Aging - mindful eldering
Conscious aging - mindful eldering is a way to develop a new paradigm for growing old. It is one in which growing old is not seen as an inevitable happening, but as an opportunity to commit ourselves to deliberate and continual growth, reignite passion and be of service to our communities. This full day session is designed to be an invitation to explore and reflect on some of the work to be undertaken in order to harvest the riches inherent in growing older.
Facilitators: Joyce Eckes and Lucia Leck
Date: January 21, 2012 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Fee: $60 (includes lunch)
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Book Club
During our two hours we will discuss the content of the book. We will ask ourselves how did it or did it not speak to my life and will it make a difference in how I choose to live my life? Participants will need to obtain their own books.
Facilitator: Delmarie Gibney
Fee: Donation
Evolutionary Enlightenment: A New Path to Spiritual Awakening by Adrew Cohen
"If the fourteen-billion-year cosmic experiment that resulted in our lives is not to end in the next few centuries, it will require brave and brilliant steps in our spiritual evolution. With instruction at once tough and tender, Andrew Cohen gives us the inspiration and the means to accomplish the greatest of all endeavors for the human spirit. This is a spiritual masterpiece." Jean Houston, Ph.D.
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton, Ph.D.
" Bruce Lipton's book is the definitive summary of the new biology and all it implies. It is magnificent, profound beyond words and a delight to read. It synthesizes anl encyclopedia of critical new information into a brillian, yet simple package. These pages contain a genuine revolution in throught and understanding, one so radical that it can change the world."
Joseph Chilton Pearce Ph.D.
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 -
6:30-8:30 PM
The Meaning of Mary Magdalene by Cynthia Bourgeault
"Was Jesus' most important disciple a woman? -- A thoughtful and provocative analysis of the evidence by one of today's most respected contemplative teachers."
"A spiritual masterpiece and by far the wisest and most profound book ever written on Mary Magdalene." Andrew Harvey
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 6:30-8:30 PM
Cosmosophia:
Cosmology, Mysticism, and ...Birth of a New Myth by Theodore Richards
This book "...calls us and challenges us to never cease making meaning of life. Richards recognizes that we are on the verge of awakening to a new myth, a new story of human and cosmic significance that honors our deep past, embraces the totality of community and yearns for fullness of life for generations to come. Richards insightfully explores the roots of the current cisis of meaning and using the womb and birthing as primary metaphors, midwifes us into a profound sense of the cosmos as womb. Cosmosophia truly gives birth to a vision of the Universe that is healing, hopeful and compassionate." Linda Gibler, Ph. D.
Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 6:30-8:30 PM
Journey of the Universe
Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker have created a wonderful one hour DVD on the Universe Story. The DVD was 12 years in the making. In addition to the DVD, Mary Evelyn Tucker has hosted an Educational Series interviewing leading scientists, environmentalists, historians and educators. Each session begins with a short snippet of the DVD and then ponders what new understanding and spiritual growth are we being called to at this time in our evolutionary journey.
We will start with the DVD, Journey of the Universe and each of the following sessions we will view one of the 20 minute sesions helping us go deeper into the meaning of the Big Story we are now living into. The evening will begin with a light meal of soup and bread followed by the DVD and discussion.
Facilitators: Delmarie Gibney and Corrina Thomas
Dates: Fridays, Jan. 27; Feb. 24; March 23; and April 20, 2012
6:30 PM to 9 PM
Fee: $15 per peprson per session or $25 for two if you bring a friend.
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Kitchen Table Mystics
Much has been written by and about the "women mystics of the middle ages" but are you aware of the middle aged mystic living in your kitchen?? Join together in a circle of wise women who are seeking a deeper sense of SPIRIT in our everyday lives. We will gather around the kitchen table with coffee and cookies to talk about the extraordinary in the ordinary of our everyday lives. We will share our recipe for spiritual companionship through the ingredients of prayer, journaling, literature, art and other forms of expression.
Facilitators: Corrina Thomas FSPA
Date:3rd Thursday of month - Feb. 16; March 15; April 19; May 17; June 21, 2012
Fee: Free-will offering to be given to WomanWell
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Miriam's Daughters:
Reconnecting with the Spiritual Heritage of Women and Drumming
The roots of women, drumming and the connection to spirit can be traced through the Judeo-Christian story. This workshop will explore women's heritage as drummers and discuss how drumming influences our physical and energetic bodies as well as being a tool to transcend the ordinary and connect to spirit. Participants will take part in a drumming experience reflecting on regaining our voice through drumming. (No previous drumming experience is needed and drums will be provided for use during the class).
Facilitators: Kimberly Martinez, RN (BSN, MAHHS, Remo trained Health Rhythms facilitator)
Date: March 10, 2012 from 9:30 to 12:30 PM
Fee: Free-will offering to be given to WomanWell
Registration: email kikoamwen@gmail.com (class limited to 12 participants)
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Coming to Our Senses:
Inner and Outer Ways of Knowing Body, Soul and Spirit
Awaken to your senses as nourishment for the content of your thoughts, stimulation for the sensations of your feelings and supportive ground for the power of your actions. Together we will come to recognize our twelve senses as "well-springs" serving human needs. Sense experience leads inwardly toward self and outwardly toward others. Being present to our senses invites the intentionality of attentiveness and the deepening of awareness tht can transform how we relate to one another and contribute to the world.
Facilitators: Jean Lauer - see www.heartwisdomccc.org to learn more about Jean
Dates:
February 18, 2012: Body Awareness through the Physical Senses
March 17, 2012: Meeting the World through the Senses of the Soul
April 21, 2012: Inner Knowing through the Spiritual Senses
May 19, 2012: Consciousness and the Wisdom of the Senses.
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Fee: $120 if paid in full be registration deadline - or - $35 per session
Registration: Registration and payment option is required by February 10, 2012.
To register please contact facilitator Jean Lauer at heartwisdom.jean@gmail.com or 507-313-1263.
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Self-Empowerment using Images
Learn a new way of deeply experiencing images. Images can be used to grow our lives in the direction of our own choosing and build a vital connection to the wellspring of our inner creativity. We will experiment with Carl Jung's Active Imagination technique. We will do some collage work to obtain imagery to use in meditative inner realm techniques. If possible, bring a few picture magazines such as National Geographic, Life or travel magazines to class. A few magazines will be available for student use. Bring pan watercolors and/or pastels if you have some. All other materials provided.
Facilitator: Patricia Salek holds a Masters Degree in Human Development from St. Mary's University where she studied dream work, art therapy and Jungian psychology. She also holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Iowa and has taught design at several universities. A member of Minneapolis College of Art and Design adjunct faculty for a number of years she currently teaches personal growth courses using active imagination and intuitive imagery in the Twin Cities area.
Date: Tuesdays, March 6 and 13; 3:00 to 5:30 PM
Cost: $45 until February 28; $50 thereafter
Registration - Please contact Patricia at 612-499-1526 or email
psalek@zero-max.com by Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
_________________________________________________________________ Life as a Labyrinth
A labyrinth is a winding path that will always lead you to the center. Our particular center for the moment can represent different things; peace, enlightenment or self-realization or something else. The labyrinth is a universal form that appeals to us at the unconscious level. In our walking of the labyrinth we don't have to struggle with its meaning intellectually. It may appeal to us without our even understanding why. One could also encounter the labyrinth as a symbol of the divine, who is both the center we seek and the pathway that gets us there. We need to trust the center to trust the path tht leads to it.
The labyrinth also symbolizes the way relationships work in life. As we walk the labyrinth, we sometimes find ourselves walking in the same direction, parallel to another person. Then we encounter a turn and we discover that they are moving away from us or coming towards us on a different path; or coming towards us on the same path. If they are returning from the center, we brush past each other. The labyrinth is structured as a pilgrimage with three parts. First come the journey inward, towards the sacred space where change happens. next, we spend time in the center where new life begins. Finally on our journey outward, we return to the world as transformed persons.
Facilitator: Corrina Thomas FSPA
Date: April 27-29, 2011
Friday 7-9 PM; Saturday 9 AM to3 PM; Sunday 10 AM to 3 PM
Fee: Commuter $100; Overnight $150.
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Cultivating Compassion: A Spirituality for the New Millennium
At some of our deepest spiritual and mystical moments, we might ask ourselves what is life's big question to which my life is an answer. And sometimes we might find ourselves pondering the purpose of our existence here on earth as we try to make sense of the chaos and destruction we experience all around us. The answer to these seminal questions will depend primarily on our understanding of the story of the universe and the relationship that the self occupies within the text of that primal story. Our vocation as human beings and Christians is fundamentally a call that implies a relationship that acknowledges and honors the sacredness of all matter. It is a perspective that invites us into a deeply compassionate love for oneself and all creation.
At this retreat we will create a nurturing space and time to reflect on this all-encompassing and liberating truth. this retreat gently invites us into this inter-related and compassionate way of being as the spirituality for the new millennium. Our special role as humans is to enable the entire Universe Community to reflect on and celebrate ourselves and our deepest mystery in a special mode of conscious self-awareness.
Facilitator: Marla Lang and Corrina Thomas
Date: June 7-14, 2011 Friday 7 PM to Thursday noon
Fee: $450
ONGOING PROGRAMS
Universe Story
We will deepen our understanding of how our spirituality and evolving earth journey inform each other and ultimately facilitate into being our authentic self in community. To inititiate the conversation we will listen to ancient wisdom in contemporary language from authors and speakers from diverse traditions and no particular tradition using DVD's, books, articles, etc. Partners, couples, friends, significant others are encouraged to attend and share the experience.
The following are the dates and speakers: the monthly themes/titles will be posted on our website and announced monthly in our Constant Contact communication.
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Friday, October 14, 2011 - Joan Chittister
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Friday, December 9, 2011 - Karen Armstrong
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Friday, January 13, 2012 - Peter Russell
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Friday, February 17, 2012 - Eckhart Tolle
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Friday March 16, 2012 - Pema Chodron
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Friday, April 27, 2012 -Richard Rohr
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Friday, May 25, 2012 -Thomas Keating and Ken Wilber
Facilitator: Delmarie Gibney, FSPA, D.Min.
When: 6:30-9 pm beginning with a simple meal of soup and bread followed by a DVD or other input and discussion.
Cost: $15 for singles and $25 for couples for each session. Please call the Wednesday before to reserve your space.
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Personal Reflection Days
We will use themes from Gloria Karpinski's book Where Two Worlds Touch for our monthly reflection day.
October 3, 2011
How to live with the one constant in life, CHANGE.
November 7, 2011
THE FORM: Whatever you believe is true - for you...
Nothing changes until the form we hold is challenged."
December 5, 2011
THE CHALLENGE: "...the challenge to the old form sets change in motion.
You cannot return to the old form - it no longer works."
January 9, 2012
THE RESISTANCE: "...resistance is a natural part of conscious change - and a period of the cycle that cannot be rushed, unless you want to redo it later."
February 6, 2012
THE AWAKENING: "The awakening is the breakthrough - the insight that brings the critical shift from the old to the new."
March 5, 2012
THE COMMITMENT: "There is a conscious knowledge of seeking a path for ourselves rather than simply accepting the one we inherited from others."
April 2, 2012
THE PURIFICATION: "It is the time when all of the old is actually transformed. It is the letting go."
May 7, 2012
THE SURRENDER: "Within surrender lies completion, and with completion comes peace. The old form seems as distant as another lifetime." There are private spaces if you wish as well as a gathering room. Each may choose two half hour sessions of: Acupuncturel, Reflexology, Contemplative Healing Touch or Spiritual Direction. We will conclude the day with a closing ritual.
Facilitator: Delmarie Gibney, FSPA D.Min; Director of WomanWell 16 years
Time: 9:00 AM to 4 PM
SCHEDULE: Introduction and Opening Ritual
Introduction of Theme/ Discussion/ Reflection/ Quiet time
Special Offerings:(choose 2)
COST: $60 (includes lunch
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Honoring the Creative Cycle of the Year
We celebrate eight seasonal transitions throughout the year which are related to the sun and its relationship to the earth. Because of the earth's rotation on her axis, it seems the sun moves closer or further from us, lengthening or shortening our hours of light. Our ancient ancestor were very aware of this phenomenon and created rituals around each of these great or lesser transitions. It was a time when folks believed that the veil between the worlds were thinnest. These festivals are times of heightened creativity and freedom of expression.
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September 21, 2011 Fall Equinox
Celebrate the Balance of Light and Dark and the Harvest
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October 26, 2011 Samhain All Hallows Eve:
Celebrate the Ending and Beginning of the Celtic year
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December 21, 2011 Winter Solstice:
Welcome the Reborn Cosmic Sun/Son
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February 1 , 2012 Imbolc:
Celebrate the Approaching End of Winter
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March 21, 2012 Spring Equinox:
Celebrate and Honor the Awakening Earth
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April 25, 2012 Beltane:
Celebrate the Refreshment of the Life Force and Renewed Beauty of Mother Earth
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June 20, 2012 Summer Solstice:
Celebrate the Earth's Midpoint on Her Journey Around the Sun
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August 1 , 2012 Lammas:
Celebrate the Cross-Quarter Day representing the Fullness of Growth
Facilitator: Delmarie Gibney, FSPA, Director of WomanWel,l believes there is special energy to be gained when we participate in the eight Creative Cycles honoring Mother Earth and her sea sons throughout the year. What is happening seasonally often parallels our lives. Come join us for these special celebrations.
When: 5:45 PM Gathering Time, 6:00 PM Ritual Time.
The Carondelet Center also honors these Earth Holydays.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
Are you a Compulsive Overater?
This series of questions may help you determine if you are a compulsive overeater
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Do you eat when you're not hungry?
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Do you go on eating binges for no apparent reason?
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Do you have feelings of guilt and remorse after overeating?
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Do you give too much time and thought to food?
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Do you look forward with pleasure and anticipation to the time when you can eat alone?
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Do you plan these secret binges ahead of time?
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Do you eat sensibly before others and make up for it alone?
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Is your weight affecting the way you live your life?
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Have you tried to diet for a week (or longer) only to fall short of your goal?
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Do you resent others telling you to "use a little willpower" to stop overeating?
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Despite evidence to the contrary, have you continued to assert that you can diet "on your own" whenever you wish?
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Do you crave to eat at a definite time, day or night, other than mealtime?
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Do you eat to escape from worries or trouble?
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Have you ever been treated for obesity or a food-related condition?
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Does your eating behavior make you or others unhappy?
Have you answered yes to three or more of these questions? If so, it is probable that you have or are well on your way to having a compulsive overeating problem.
Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members; we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues. Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry this message of recovery to those who still suffer.
Is Overeaters Anonymous for You?
Only you can answer that question. No one else can make this decision for you. We who are now in OA have found a way of life which enables us to live without the need for excess food. We believe that compulsive overeating is a progressive illness, one that, like alcoholism and some other illnesses, can be arrested. Remember, there is no shame in admitting you have a problem; the most important thing is to do something about it.
Meeting Schedule
Every Wednesday, from 6:30 to 7:30PM. Meetings are hosted at WomanWell, 1784 LaCrosse Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55119. Call Mary P. at 651-774-1502 for additional information.
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