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MAY
San Mateo, CA
May 8, 2013
Sharing Your Story & The Healing Power of Poetry
Congregational Church of San Mateo
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Muriel Rukeyser, a poet passionate about our human condition, said that the universe is not really made up of atoms, it's made up of stories. It is through sharing of our unique stories that we can arrive at a deeper connection with another person. I also may come to a deeper connection with myself, with my own truth -- by exploring that edge of authenticity.
Through sharing our stories we have a way to know more about ourselves and this world we live in. The most powerful electron microscope nor the Hubble telescope can show me who you truly are or who I am. But poetry can do this! John Fox, CPT, will meet with seniors/elders to share his work with poetry as healer.
John will show how poetry and poem-making can and does make a difference to people in the midst of their eldering years. No experience with poetry is required, but you are invited to bring whatever love or experience you may have for poetry to this gathering!
"We human beings are at our best when we enjoy poetry.
Sometimes all you need is to reflect in your mind one poem that says, 'I can make it through.'"
~Maya Angelou
In a rising wind
the manic dust of my friends,
those who fell along the way,
bitterly stings my face.
Yet I turn, I turn,
exulting somewhat,
with my will intact to go
wherever I need to go,
and every stone on the road
precious to me.
~Stanley Kunitz (written in his 80's, from The Layers)
Location:
Congregational Church of San Mateo
Buckham Room
225 Tilton Avenue
San Mateo, CA
(There is convenient parking in the back of the building, off Catalpa and San Mateo Drive).
Fee: There is no fee for this gathering, but pre-registration is requested.
For More Information & to Pre-Register:
Call the Congregational Church of San Mateo & speak with Pearly Masters at 650-343-3694 to pre-register.
Sacramento, CA
Originally scheduled for May 17 & 18, 2013
Sharing Your Story & The Healing Power of Poetry
Two programs sponsored by The Sacramento Community Group
of the Institute for Noetics Science
Programs are cancelled and will be rescheduled.
Please check back here later!
JULY
Oakland, California
July 18 - 21, 21 - 23, 2013
Sophia Center Summer Institute & Retreat
The Precious Word Within
Sophia Center for Culture & Spirituality
Oakland, CA
Reinventing the Human
A Summer Institute & Post Institute Retreat
Presenters include Thomas Moore, David Abram, Brian Swimme,
Barbara Holmes, Paula D'arcy, Stephen Dunn, John Fox,
Jennifer Berezan and Jim Conlon
Summer Institute: July 18-21, 2013
Post-Institute Retreat: July 21-23, 2013
The Summer Institute and Post Institute Retreat presents a group of distinguished speakers as they share stories of their spirit-led lives and explore the life-changing realities of a modern, holistic world view that responds to both our spiritual needs and creativity, as well as the needs of our planet.
John's presentation is titled The Precious Word Within.
Learn More About the Presenters
For More Information & To Register:
Contact Grace Larra at:
E-Mail: Sophiactr@aol.com
Phone: 1-800-794-8813 or 510-436-1046
SEPTEMBER
Portland, OR
September 26 - 29, 2013
Sharing Your Story & The Healing Power of Poetry
Set aside this time for a Poetry as Healer Symposium
on Thursday, a retreat workshop over the weekend.
For more information contact Marna Hauk (503) 771-0711.
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Who Attends Classes or Workshops Presented by The Institute for Poetic Medicine?
Our workshops will inspire and uplift anyone with a desire to express their deeper truth and creativity. John's work offers "a healing space," especially to individuals living with life altering illnesses.
People in therapeutic, healing, medical, teaching and pastoral professions will benefit deeply and find practical support as they reconnect to the inner impulse that drew them to their professional calling while discovering inner resources that will sustain them in their daily lives.
We believe poem-making is something that every person can have access to, at virtually any time or place. John's expertise is in providing a safe environment and the skillful means to claim that right for yourself. We believe this process is healing when shared in a community of others.
If you are just beginning to explore writing or have been writing for a long time, this work will encourage and refresh you.
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